Spectacle and sacrifice : : the ritual foundations of village life in North China / / David Johnson.

• Superior document: Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 315
• Author: Johnson, David G. 1938-
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : Harvard University Asia Center,, 2010.; Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2010.
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 315.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 390 p. :); ill., maps

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Greeting the New Year in Shanxi -- Renzhuang Village -- Two Northeastern Villages -- Guyi Village -- Conclusion -- Shanxi Village Ritual Opera, an Overview -- The Great Temple Festivals of Southeastern Shanxi -- The Temple of the Divine Mother of the Ninth Heaven -- The Hou Yi Temple on Mt. Longquan □ The Masters of Ceremonial -- The Hou Yi Temple of Big West Gate -- Conclusion -- Concluding Observations -- Bibliography -- Glossary-Index -- Harvard East Asian Monographs.