Public memory in early China / K.E. Brashier.
| Author/creator | Brashier, K. E., 1965- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Asia Center, 2014. |
| Description | viii, 511 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Harvard-Yenching Institute monographs ; 91 |
| Contents | Introduction : han memorial culture -- "Repeated inking" and the backdrop of a manuscript culture -- "Continuous chanting" and the backdrop of an oral performance culture -- Inking and chanting share their secret of longevity -- The ancestor's given names as locative markers -- The ancestor's surname as a spatial marker -- Following the named lineage back through time -- The age of childhood -- The age of adulthood -- The age of advanced years -- The age of death -- The age of afterlife -- Weakening personal agency -- Strengthening interpersonal bonds -- A dynamic relationship net -- Calling cards and the trafficking of names -- The ancestral shrine and its tools of remembrance -- The cemetery and its tools of remembrance -- Commemorative portraiture as a tool of remembrance -- Reduction -- Conversion -- Association. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013032662 |
| ISBN | 9780674492035 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |