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Chinese American Death Rituals
. Ed(S): Chung, Sue Fawn; Wegars, Priscilla
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Description for Chinese American Death Rituals
hardcover. Examines Chinese American funerary rituals and cemeteries from the late nineteenth century in order to understand the importance of Chinese funerary rites and their transformation through time. This volume discusses the meaning of funerary rituals and their normative dimension and the social practices that have been influenced by tradition. Editor(s): Chung, Sue Fawn; Wegars, Priscilla. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
Death is a topic that has fascinated people for centuries. In the English-speaking world, eulogies in poetic form could be traced back to the 1640s, but gained prominence with the "graveyard school" of poets in the eighteenth century often stressing the finality of death. Chinese American Death Rituals examines Chinese American funerary rituals and cemeteries from the late nineteenth century until the present in order to understand the importance of Chinese funerary rites and their transformation through time. The authors in this volume discuss the meaning of funerary rituals and their normative dimension and the social practices that have been ... Read more
Death is a topic that has fascinated people for centuries. In the English-speaking world, eulogies in poetic form could be traced back to the 1640s, but gained prominence with the "graveyard school" of poets in the eighteenth century often stressing the finality of death. Chinese American Death Rituals examines Chinese American funerary rituals and cemeteries from the late nineteenth century until the present in order to understand the importance of Chinese funerary rites and their transformation through time. The authors in this volume discuss the meaning of funerary rituals and their normative dimension and the social practices that have been ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
California, United States
ISBN
9780759107335
SKU
V9780759107335
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About . Ed(S): Chung, Sue Fawn; Wegars, Priscilla
Sue Fawn Chung is an associate professor of history at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She is an advisor to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a member of the NTHP's Diversity Council, and an advisor to Preserve Nevada, the statewide preservation organization. She serves on the Board of Museums and History for the state of Nevada. Her fields ... Read more
Reviews for Chinese American Death Rituals
In this book, eleven historians and anthropologists combine to give the broadest and most nuanced coverage to date of Chinese American death rituals. Recommended.
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This volume contains a number of invaluable reports of archaeological findings on Chinese death-ritual practices in America in the 19th and 20th centuries. It looks at the migration history of the overseas Chinese ... Read more
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This volume contains a number of invaluable reports of archaeological findings on Chinese death-ritual practices in America in the 19th and 20th centuries. It looks at the migration history of the overseas Chinese ... Read more