Title Saving the nation through culture : the folklore movement in republican China / Jie Gao

Published Vancouver, BC : UBC Press, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource Series Contemporary Chinese studies Contemporary Chinese studies. Contents Seeking a solution for the nation : the folklore movement's origins at National Peking University -- Carrying on amidst chaos : establishment of folklore studies in South China -- Developing an excellent situation : the spread of the folklore movement in China -- Breaking with the past : the folklore movement in wartime Summary "The Modern Chinese Folklore Movement burst onto the scene at National Peking University between 1918 and 1926. A group of literary scholars, inspired by Western thought, turned to the study and revitalization of folklore--popular songs, beliefs, and customs--to rally the people around the flag during an era of deep postwar disillusionment. "Saving the Nation through Culture" opens a new chapter in the world history of the folklore movement by exploring the origins and evolution of the discipline's Chinese branch. Gao reveals that intellectuals in the New Culture Movement influenced the founding folklorists with their aim to repudiate Confucianism following the Chinese Republic's failure to modernize the nation. The folklorists, however, faced a unique challenge--advocating for modern academic methods and constructions while upholding folklore as the key to the nation's salvation. Largely unknown in the West and underappreciated in China, the Modern Folklore Movement failed to achieve its goal of reinvigorating the Chinese nation. But it helped establish a modern discipline, promoting a spirit of academic independence that continues to influence Chinese intellectuals today."-- Provided by publisher Analysis 20th century China Folklore Folklore and nationalism History Intellectual life Political aspects Social movements Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 22, 2019) Subject Folklore -- China -- History -- 20th century Folklore -- Political aspects -- China -- History -- 20th century Folklore and nationalism -- China -- History -- 20th century Social movements -- China -- History -- 20th century SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Folklore & Mythology. Folklore Folklore and nationalism Folklore -- Political aspects Intellectual life Social movements SUBJECT China -- Intellectual life -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024144 Subject China Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780774838405 077483840X 9780774838412 0774838418 9780774838429 0774838426

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