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For Gods Ghosts And Ancestors The Chinese Tradition Of Paper Offerings Scott

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For Gods Ghosts And Ancestors The Chinese Tradition Of Paper Offerings Scott
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Publisher: University of Washington Press
File Extension: PDF
File size: 213.52 MB
Pages: 311
Author: Scott, Janet Lee
ISBN: 9780295987187, 9789622098275, 9622098274, 0295987189
Language: English
Year: 2007

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For Gods Ghosts And Ancestors The Chinese Tradition Of Paper Offerings Scott by Scott, Janet Lee 9780295987187, 9789622098275, 9622098274, 0295987189 instant download after payment.

Offerings of various kinds - food, incense, paper money, and figures - have been central to Chinese culture for millennia, and as a public, visual display of spiritual belief, they are still evident today in China and in Chinatowns around the world. Using Hong Kong as a case study, Janet Scott looks at paper offerings from every conceivable angle - how they are made, sold, and used. Her comprehensive investigation touches on virtually every aspect of Chinese popular religion as it explores the many forms of these intricate objects, their manufacture, their significance, and their importance in rituals to honor gods, care for ancestors, and contend with ghosts.

Throughout For Gods, Ghosts and Ancestors, paper offerings are presented as a vibrant and living tradition expressing worshippers' respect and gratitude for the gods, as well as love and concern for departed family members. Ranging from fake paper money to paper furniture, servant dolls, cigarettes, and toiletries - all multihued and artfully constructed - paper offerings are intended to provide for the needs of those in the spirit world.

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