Living with separation in China : anthropological accounts
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Living with separation in China : anthropological accounts
RoutledgeCurzon, 2003
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Description and Table of Contents
Description
First Published in 2004. Separation for example the process of leaving behind, temporarily or permanently, individuals to whom we are attached is something experienced by humans in all societies. In the case of China, the rituals and practices associated with separation and with its corollary, reunion are especially elaborate. They are crucial elements within the Chinese cultural tradition. In addressing through the use of case studies the central theme of separation, this book also provides a good general introduction to many of the classic debates within anthropological and historical analyses of China. It will, therefore, prove an interesting and useful resource to students of Asian studies and anthropology as well as the general reader with an interest in the Chinese cultural tradition.
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1 Introduction, Charles Stafford
- Chapter 2 Singing of separation, lamenting loss, Elizabeth Lominska Johnson
- Chapter 3 Separations, autonomy and recognition in the production of gender differences, P. Steven Sangren
- Chapter 4 An unsafe distance, Stephan Feuchtwang
- Chapter 5 Dams and dreams, Jing Jun
- Chapter 6 The 'glorious returns' of Chinese pilgrims to Mecca, Maris Gillette
- Chapter 7 Exiles and reunion, Nicholas Tapp
- Chapter 8 Linguistic and social patterns of separation and reunion, Raymond Firth
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