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Performing Grief : Bridal Laments in Rural China by Anne E. McLaren (2008, Hardcover)

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Title: Performing Grief. "Performing Grief"" provides a detailed case study of the Nanhui region in the lower Yangzi delta. Author: Anne E. McLaren. Format: Hardback. Topic: Social Sciences, Language & Reference.

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This is the first in-depth study of Chinese bridal laments, a ritual and performative art practiced by Chinese women in premodern times that gave them a rare opportunity to voice their grievances publicly. Drawing on methodologies from numerous disciplines, including performance arts and folk literatures, the author suggests that the ability to move an audience through her lament was one of the most important symbolic and ritual skills a Chinese woman could possess before the modern era. Performing Grief provides a detailed case study of the Nanhui region in the lower Yangzi delta. Bridal laments, the author argues, offer insights into how illiterate Chinese women understood the kinship and social hierarchies of their region, the marriage market that determined their destinies, and the value of their labor in the commodified economy of the delta region. The book not only assesses and draws upon a large body of sources, both Chinese and Western, but is grounded in actual field work, offering both historical and ethnographic context in a unique and sophisticated approach. Unlike previous studies, the author covers both Han and non-Han groups and thus contributes to studies of ethnicity and cultural accommodation in China. She presents an original view about the ritual implications of bridal laments and their role in popular notions of wedding pollution. The volume includes an annotated translation from a lament cycle. This important work on the place of laments in Chinese culture enriches our understanding of the social and performative roles of Chinese women, the gendered nature of China's ritual culture, and the continuous transmission of women's grievance genres into the revolutionary period. As a pioneering study of the ritual and performance arts of Chinese women, it will be of interest to scholars and students in the fields of anthropology, social history, gender studies, oral literature, comparative folk religion, and performance arts.

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Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
ISBN-10
0824832329
ISBN-13
9780824832322
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Product Key Features

Author
Anne E. Mclaren
Publication Name
Performing Grief : Bridal Laments in Rural China
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Marriage & Long-Term Relationships, Anthologies (Multiple Authors), Asia / General, Women's Studies, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Customs & Traditions, Sociology / Rural, Sociology / Marriage & Family
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Family & Relationships, Poetry, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
224 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz

Additional Product Features

LCCN
2008-010175
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Lc Classification Number
Gt2783.A2m35 2008
Copyright Date
2008
Dewey Decimal
392.50951
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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