In Search Of The Folk Daoists Of North China.

This book explores the current practice of Daoist ritual in many of the lesser-known areas of northern China. Contents: Part One. Singing from a different hymn sheet - north and central Shanxi -- Part Two. Temple-lay connections - sout Shanxi and south Hebei, Shaanxi and Gansu -- Part Three. Just can't get the staff - the central Hebei plain. With a preface, conclusion, bibliography and index. Four appendices. Twelve black & white photos. Three maps. Twenty-eight tables.

xii, 292 p.; 24 cm.
Cloth
Language: English
ISBN: 1409406156
ISBN13: 9781409406150
UPC: 9781409406150