Daoist Priests of the Li Family: Ritual Life in Village China
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Complementing the author's moving film Li Portrait of a Folk Daoist, this engaging and original book describes a hereditary family of household...
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Complementing the author's moving film Li Portrait of a Folk Daoist, this engaging and original book describes a hereditary family of household Daoist priests based in a poor village in north China. It traces the vicissitudes of their lives―and ritual practices―over the turbulent last century through the experiences of two main Li Manshan (b.1946), and his grandfather Li Qing (1926–99).
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- ISBN10:1931483345
- ISBN13:9781931483346
- kindle Asin:1931483345