Religious and Ethnic Revival in a Chinese Minority: The Bai People of Southwest China (Routledge Religion in Contemporary Asia Series)

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This book is based on anthropological fieldwork among the Bai, an ethnic minority with a population of two million in Dali, southwest China. It explores the religious and ethnic revival in the last two decades against a historical background. It explains why and how religions and ethnic identity are revived in contemporary China, with the revived analytical concept of "alterity", which suggests a world beyond here and now. The book focuses on the particular institutions and ritual technologies that seek for access to the invisible, transcendental other--both spatial and temporal. It covers a variety of topics, including pre-modern kingship, modern utopia, religious alterity, ethnic identity, religious associations, the Intangible Cultural Heritage, and temple restorations.


  • | Author: Liang Yongjia
  • | Publisher: Routledge
  • | Publication Date: Aug 14, 2020
  • | Number of Pages: 176 pages
  • | Language: English
  • | Binding: Paperback
  • | ISBN-10: 0367590468
  • | ISBN-13: 9780367590468
Author:
Liang Yongjia
Publisher:
Routledge
Publication Date:
Aug 14, 2020
Number of pages:
176 pages
Language:
English
Binding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
0367590468
ISBN-13:
9780367590468