The Sacred Village
Subtitle: Social Change and Religious Life in Rural North China
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: February 11, 2005
Language: eng; chi
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9780824828370
Subjects: Rural communities; Social History; History - General History; Eastern - General; Religion; China; Asia - China; History; Cangzhou (China); Religious life and customs
Description: "The Sacred Village is the first study in English to discuss the entirety of North Chinese local religion in a holistic manner and over an extended period of time. It adds a new dimension to classic studies of the area that will be appreciated by students and scholars of modern Chinese history and society and adds to our larger understanding of how local religion is changed by forces from both within and without."--BOOK JACKET.