Folklore Studies of Traditional Chinese House-Building

Shiwu Li (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

200 Seiten

2022 | 1st ed. 2022
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-16-5479-4 (ISBN)

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This book provides extensive information on craftsmen-built houses in China. Though some inroads have been made in studying this folk custom, this work represents the first comprehensive and systematic monograph.

The book examines the topic at the two main levels of “history” and “theory”. Combining historical textual research, contemporary textual research, and field study, the book presents systematic information on the folk custom of craftsmen-built houses in China. At the level of theoretical research, it puts forward some original opinions on the major theoretical issues, such as the folk custom of religious belief, the boundary between superstition and religion, and the relationship between oral literature and ritual.

The book provides a guide to help readers systematically understand the folk custom of craftsmen-built houses in China. Sharing valuable insights into Chinese architectural history, as well as religious studies, cultural anthropology, and folklore, it will appeal to researchers in the fields of folklore, cultural anthropology, and architecture and can also serve as a popular science book for understanding Chinese architectural culture.

Shiwu Li is a male, born in 1984, Chuxiong, Yunnan, and is a Yi nationality. He completed Doctor of Law (ethnology) and is Associate Professor of Yunnan University. Research interests include Chinese minority art and folklore. He is also Director of Chinese Academy of Art Anthropology.

Chapter 1. Land Worship and building construction Folklore.- Chapter 2. Tree Worship and building construction Folklore.- Chapter 3. Beam Setting Ceremony and Application of Fetishes.- Chapter 4. Supernatural Beings, Incantations, and Talismans: The Taoist Influence.- Chapter 5. House Builders’ Covert Sorcery in Social and Cultural Context.- Chapter 6. The Legend of Gun and the Origin and Evolution of Chiwei.- Chapter 7. Conclusion.

Erscheinungsdatum	30.11.2022
Übersetzer	Xiao Xiao, Eric Chiang
Zusatzinfo	2 Illustrations, black and white; XXIV, 200 p. 2 illus.
Verlagsort	Singapore
Sprache	englisch
Original-Titel	中国工匠建房民俗考论
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
	Technik ► Architektur
Schlagworte	Cultural symbols of craftsmen-built houses • Land and tree worship • Taoism in traditional Chinese house-building • Technical history of architecture in China • Traditional Chinese house-building
ISBN-10	981-16-5479-4 / 9811654794
ISBN-13	978-981-16-5479-4 / 9789811654794
Zustand	Neuware