China's living houses : folk beliefs, symbols, and household ornamentation / Ronald G. Knapp.
| Author/creator |
Knapp, Ronald G., 1940- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, ©1999. |
| Description | 185 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Dwellings as social templates -- Fengshui: siting and mystical ecology -- House construction: craft and ritual -- Building sorcery and defensive measures -- Summoning good fortune -- Fu (good fortune) and its components -- Narrative tales -- Resilience. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-181) and index. |
| LCCN | 98020653 |
| ISBN | 0824819985 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0824820797 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | GT365 .K6 1999 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |