Isbn: 9780521040907 - chinese ritual and politics: 34 (cambridge studies in social and cultural anthropology, series number 34) (17 resultados)

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Condición: New. Ritual action in China often takes its logic from political action. In this book Emily Ahern explores the implications of this. Series: Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 240. . 2008. Reissue. paperback. . . . . …

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Condición: New. Ritual action in China often takes its logic from political action. In this book Emily Ahern explores the implications of this. Series: Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 240. . 2008. Reissue. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - As a result of the strength and dominance of the centralized state, ritual action in China often takes its logic from political action. In this book Emily Ahern explores the implications of this. She argues that forms of control attempted ritually on non-human persons (gods and other spirits) in China parallel those forms of control which people regard as effective in ordinary life, namely political control, and draws important conclusions from this. She shows that in China it is possible to discard terms such as 'magic', which imply that acts directed to spirits operate on a different basis from acts in ordinary life. She also challenges claims in anthropology that, since they seem arbitrary and the actions of participants in them highly predictable, rituals support established authority. Her book will be of interest not only to specialists in Chinese studies, but to social anthropologists and others interested in the link between ritual and political processes.…

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. As a result of the strength and dominance of the centralized state, ritual action in China often takes its logic from political action. In this book Emily Ahern explores the implications of this. She argues that forms of control attempted ritually on non-human persons (gods and other spirits) in China parallel those forms of control which people regard as effective in ordinary life, namely political control, and draws important conclusions from this. She shows that in China it is possible to discard terms such as 'magic', which imply that acts directed to spirits operate on a different basis from acts in ordinary life. She also challenges claims in anthropology that, since they seem arbitrary and the actions of participants in them highly predictable, rituals support established authority. Her book will be of interest not only to specialists in Chinese studies, but to social anthropologists and others interested in the link between ritual and political processes. Ritual action in China often takes its logic from political action. In this book Emily Ahern explores the implications of this. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Condición: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Ritual action in China often takes its logic from political action. In this book Emily Ahern explores the implications of this.InhaltsverzeichnisList of figures Acknowledgements Introduction Part I. Interpersonal Communication: 1.…