Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 295 g
Reihe: Anthropology of Asia
Memories, Tourism and Identities
Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 295 g
Reihe: Anthropology of Asia
ISBN: 978-1-138-29530-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
This book examines the revival of worship of the Chinese Deity Huang Daxian and the building of many new temples to the god in mainland China over the last 20 years. It analyses the role of local governments in initiating temple construction projects in China, and how development-oriented temple-building activities in Mainland China reveal the forces of transnational ties, capital, markets and identities, as temples were built with the hope of developing tourism, boosting the local economy, and enhancing Chinese identities for Hong Kong worshippers and Taiwanese in response to the reunification of Hong Kong to China.
Including chapters on local religious memory awakening, pilgrimage as a form of tourism, women temple managers, entrepreneurialism and the religious economy, and based on extensive fieldwork, Chan and Lang have produced a truly interdisciplinary follow up to The Rise of a Refugee God which will appeal to students and scholars of Chinese religion, Chinese culture, Asian anthropology, cultural heritage and Daoism alike.
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1. Building Temples in China: Memories, Tourists and Identities 2. History of the worship of Huang Daxian 20 3. Making Religious Places: Memories and Transnational Ties 4. Heritage and Temples: Authenticity, Tourists, and Pilgrims 5. Two Grand Temples in Jinhua 6. A Female Temple Manager and the Popularization of a Temple 7. A Popular Temple in Guangzhou Built and Managed by a Secular Entrepreneur 8. Conclusion 9. Appendix: The Lives of a Saint: Compiling Stories about Huang Chuping