Emily Martin Ahern, Ahern Emily Martin

Chinese Ritual and Politics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Ritual action in China often takes its logic from political action. In this book Emily Ahern explores the implications of this.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juli 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 242g
• ISBN-13: 9780521040907
• ISBN-10: 0521040906
• Artikelnr.: 23040429

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I. Interpersonal Communication: 1. Interpersonal versus non-interpersonal transaction
2. Written bureaucratic communication
3. Etiquette and control
Part II. Codes: 4. Divination
5. Open and closed practices
Part III. Politics: 6. Ritual and political authorities
7. Ritual as a learning game
Conclusions and further questions
Notes
Bibliography
Character list
Index.