Portrait of a community : society, culture, and the structures of kinship in the Mulan River Valley (Fujian) from the Late Tang through the Song / Hugh R. Clark.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clark, Hugh R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kinship--China--Fujian Sheng.

Kinship.

Clans--China--Fujian Sheng--Case studies.

Clans.

Fujian Sheng (China)--Social life and customs.

Fujian Sheng (China).

Fujian Sheng (China)--History.

Mulan River Valley (China).

China--Fujian Sheng.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xiv, 473 pages : maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Chinese University Press, [2007]

Summary:

Portrait of a Community is the first book-length monograph in English devoted to the history and culture of a single community during the dramatic transition from the later Tang through the Song dynasties. The text focuses on the Mulan River valley on the central Fujian coast from multiple perspectives: the composition and structure of the local elite, marriage connections, the religious and academic cultures of the valley, and finally innovations in kinship practice and means of self-identification. From its strictly local orientation, Portrait of a Community offers a new window into middle period society and culture from which to reengage, and perhaps to challenge, current interpretations. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Society

2 The Composition of Elite Kin Groups in the Mulan River Valley 37

3 The Segmentation, Division, and Structure of Elite Kin Groups in the Mulan River Valley and Adjacent Regions 81

4 Marriage Connections among Elite Kin Groups in the Mulan River Valley and Adjacent Regions 123

Part II Culture

5 The Religious Culture of the Mulan Valley 171

6 The Literati Culture of the Mulan Valley 213

7 The Culture of Kinship in the Mulan Valley: The Role of Genealogies and Ancestral Shrines 255

1 Examination Numbers, Putian and Xianyou Districts 319

2 Examination Numbers by Surname, Putian and Xianyou Districts 325

3 An Explanation of Genealogical Terminology 329

4 Surviving Genealogical Prefaces of the Mulan Valley 331.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [435]-456) and index.

ISBN:

9629962276

9789629962272

OCLC:

85816450