Songs for dead parents : corpse, text, and world in Southwest China /
In a society that has seen epochal change over a few generations, what remains to hold people together and offer them a sense of continuity and meaning? In Songs for Dead Parents, Erik Mueggler shows how in contemporary China death and the practices surrounding it have become central to maintaining...
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Main Author: | Mueggler, Erik, 1962- (Author) |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Chicago ; London :
The University of Chicago Press,
2017.
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Online Access: | CONNECT |
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