Performing Grief : Bridal Laments in Rural China

Performing Grief Bridal Laments in Rural China

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 litera...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: McLaren, Anne E., author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press [2008]
Materias:
Country life > China > Social life and customs.
Oral tradition > China.
Laments > China.
Rural families > China > Social conditions.
Women > China > Social conditions.
Brides > China > Social conditions.
Arranged marriage > China.
Marriage customs and rites > China.
China > Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009438741506719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • PART I: The Bridal Laments of Nanhui
  • Chapter 1. Imagining Jiangnan
  • Chapter 2. The People of the Sands
  • Chapter 3. The Hollow Cotton Spool: Women's Labour in Nanhui
  • Chapter 4. Seizing a Slice of Heaven: The Lament Cycle of Pan Cailian
  • PART II: Lament Performance in China: History and Ritual
  • Chapter 5. Weeping and Wailing in Chinese History
  • Chapter 6. Shaking Heaven Laments and Ritual Power
  • Afterword
  • Appendix 1 Nanhui Lament Transcription
  • Appendix 2 Translation: The Bridal Laments of Pan Cailian of Shuyuan, Nanhui
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author

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