Through a cultural analysis of the symbols of death – flesh, blood, bones, souls, time numbers, food and money – Chinese Death Rituals in Singapore throws light upon the Chinese perception of death and how they cope with its eventuality. In the seeming mass of religious rituals and beliefs, it suggests that there is an underlying logic to the rituals. This in turn leads Kiong to examine the interrelationship between death and the socioeconomic value system of China as a whole.
购买此电子书可免费获赠一本!
语言 英语 ● 格式 PDF ● 网页 208 ● ISBN 9780203493663 ● 出版者 Taylor and Francis ● 发布时间 2004 ● 下载 6 时 ● 货币 EUR ● ID 2293591 ● 复制保护 Adobe DRM
需要具备DRM功能的电子书阅读器