Under the Ancestors' Shadow : : Chinese Culture and Personality / / Francis L. K. Hsu.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
• VerfasserIn: Hsu, Francis L. K.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1948]; ©1948
• Year of Publication: 1948
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; PREFACE --; CONTENTS --; Chapter I. INTRODUCTION --; Chapter II. YIN CHAI AND YANG CHAI: WORLDLY AND OTHERWORLDLY RESIDENCES --; Chapter III. LIFE AND WORK UNDER THE ANCESTRAL ROOF --; Chapter IV. CONTINUING THE INCENSE SMOKE --; Chapter V. PROPAGATION OF THE ANCESTRAL LINE --; Chapter VI. HOW ANCESTORS LIVE --; Chapter VII. COMMUNION WITH ANCESTORS --; Chapter VIII. INTRODUCTION TO THE ANCESTRAL WAYS --; Chapter IX. THE ANCESTORS' SHADOW --; Chapter X. CULTURE AND PERSONALITY --; XI. WIDER CHINA --; APPENDICES --; INDEX
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231898959; 9783110442489
• DOI: 10.7312/hsu-94494
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Francis L. K. Hsu.

Presents a description of a small semi-rural community in southwest China, and explores the role played by this culture with reference to its family and religious life. Also explores the role played by this culture in the personality configurations of the individuals in the community.