The Funeral of Mr. Wang: Life, Death, and Ghosts in Urbanizing China 9780520381995
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Table of contents :
Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
1. The Funeral of Mr. Wang
2. Of Transitions and Transformations
3. Of Space and Place: Separation and Distinction in the Homes of the Dead
4. Of Strangers and Kin: Moral Family and Ghastly Strangers in Urban Sociality
5. Of Gifts and Commodities: Spending on the Dead While Providing for the Living
6. Of Rules and Regulations: Governing Mourning
7. Of Souls and Spirits: Secularization and its Limits
8. Of Dreams and Memories: A Ghost Story From a Land Where Haunting Is Banned
Epilogue
Notes
References
Index
Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
1. The Funeral of Mr. Wang
2. Of Transitions and Transformations
3. Of Space and Place: Separation and Distinction in the Homes of the Dead
4. Of Strangers and Kin: Moral Family and Ghastly Strangers in Urban Sociality
5. Of Gifts and Commodities: Spending on the Dead While Providing for the Living
6. Of Rules and Regulations: Governing Mourning
7. Of Souls and Spirits: Secularization and its Limits
8. Of Dreams and Memories: A Ghost Story From a Land Where Haunting Is Banned
Epilogue
Notes
References
Index
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- Andrew B. Kipnis
