Khun Eng Kuah

Gebundenes Buch

Ancestor Worship in the Diaspora Chinese and China Universes

The Making of a Collaborative Cultural Basin

Beschreibung

Kuah explores the centrality of ancestors and ancestor worship of the Chinese in the Diaspora Chinese and China universes. Building on the original work and book on "Rebuilding the Ancestral Village: Singaporeans in China", this book goes beyond the premise of remaking the ancestral home to uncover the complexities of ancestor worship.

Autor

Khun Eng Kuah is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Chinese Diaspora Studies at the School of International Studies and Academy of Overseas Chinese Studies in Jinan University (Guangzhou, China) and Adjunct Professor at the Department of Chinese Studies in National University of Singapore. Her primary research areas are Diaspora Chinese - China Relations; and Religion, politics and society, Reformist Buddhism and Buddhist compassion in East and Southeast and Asia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. April 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 555g
• ISBN-13: 9781032578361
• ISBN-10: 103257836X
• Artikelnr.: 70148997