Daoist Priests of the Li Family: Ritual Life in Village China - Hardcover

Stephen Jones (author)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1931483345 ISBN 13: 9781931483346

Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press, 2017

Synopsis

Complementing the author's moving film Li Manshan: Portrait of a Folk Daoist, this engaging and original book describes a hereditary family of household Daoist priests based in a poor village in north China. It traces the vicissitudes of their lives―and ritual practices―over the turbulent last century through the experiences of two main characters: Li Manshan (b.1946), and his grandfather Li Qing (1926–99).

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1931483345
• ISBN 13: 9781931483346
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 410