The Funeral of Mr. Wang
Author | : Andrew B. Kipnis |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 190 |
Release | : 2021-07-27 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0520381971 |
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The funeral of Mr. Wang -- Of transitions and transformations -- Of space and place : Separation and distinction in the homes of the dead -- Of strangers and kin : moral family and ghastly strangers in urban sociality -- Of gifts and commodities : Spending on the dead while providing for the living -- Of rules and regulations : governing mourning -- Of souls and spirits : secularization and its limits -- Of dreams and memories : a ghost story from a land where haunting is banned -- Epilogue.