| Description |
1 online resource (327 p.) |
| Series |
China Perspectives Ser |
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China Perspectives Ser
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| Contents |
Cover -- Volume 01 -- Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Author's preface and acknowledgements -- Author's profile -- Preface to the 1990 Chinese edition -- Introduction to the English edition -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The spirit world of northern shamanism -- Chapter 2: Nature worship -- Chapter 3: Ancestor and fertility worship -- Chapter 4: Blood sacrifice and fire rituals -- Chapter 5: Rituals for nature deities -- Chapter 6: Tangse and jia rituals -- Bibliography -- Index -- Volume 02 -- Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page |
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Table of Contents -- Introduction to the English edition -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Northern shamanic divination -- Chapter 2: The northern mythic heritage -- Chapter 3: The Manchu creation myth "War in Heaven" -- Chapter 4: Tribal myths and ancestor worship -- Chapter 5: Spirit idols -- Chapter 6: The northern shaman -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000319774 |
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1000319776 |
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