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Separation and Reunion in Modern China
Charles Stafford
出版Cambridge University Press, 2000-11-09
主題Social Science / Customs & TraditionsSocial Science / Sociology / General
ISBN05217843449780521784344
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=sH30N8Fm5-gC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋In this original and readable book, Charles Stafford describes the Chinese fascination with separation and reunion. Drawing on his field studies in Taiwan and mainland China, he gives a vivid account of raucous festivals of reunion, elaborate rituals for the sending-off of gods (and daughters), poetic moments of leave-takings between friends, and bitter political rhetoric about Chinese national unity. The idioms and practices of separation and reunion - which are woven into the fabric of daily life - help people to explain the passions aroused by the possibility of national division. In this book, the discussion of everyday rituals leads into a unique and accessible general introduction to Chinese and Taiwanese society and culture.