Performing grief : bridal laments in rural China

Performing grief : bridal laments in rural China / Anne E. McLaren.

Author/creator	McLaren, Anne E. (Anne Elizabeth)
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, ©2008.
Description	x, 209 pages : map ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Marriage customs and rites--China. Arranged marriage--China. Brides--China --Social conditions. Women--China --Social conditions. Rural families--China --Social conditions. Laments--China. Oral tradition--China. Country life--China --Social life and customs. China--Social life and customs.

Contents	Imagining Jiangnan -- The people of the sands -- The hollow cotton spool : women's labour in Nanhui -- Seizing a slice of heaven : the lament cycle of Pan Cailian -- Weeping and wailing in Chinese history -- Shaking heaven : laments and ritual power.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-200) and index.
LCCN	2008010175
ISBN	9780824832322 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	0824832329 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	GT 2783.A2 M35 2008	✔ Available	Place Hold