Bøger af P. Steven Sangren

Explores the links between individuals, families, communities, and the state in China through ritual and myth.

Unlike most earlier studies which approach Chinese patriliny and filial piety as irreducible markers of cultural difference, Sangren argues that Chinese patriliny is better approached as a topic of critical inquiry in its own right.

Presents a case study of history and culture in the Taiwanese town of Ta-ch'i and the group of rural villages that constitute its standard marketing community. The author attempts to construct a holistic view of Chinese culture from an analysis of the relationship between history and ritual in a particular locality.