Na-khi religion : an analytical appraisal of the Na-khi ritual texts / Anthony Jackson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jackson, Anthony, active 1965-

Series:

Religion and society (Hague, Netherlands) ; 8.

Religion and society ; 8.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Naxi (Chinese people)--Religion.

Naxi (Chinese people).

Ethnology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 365 pages, 15 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps

Edition:

Reprint 2011

Place of Publication:

The Hague : Mouton, 1979.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The series Religion and Society (RS) contributes to the exploration of religions as social systems- both in Western and non-Western societies; in particular, it examines religions in their differentiation from, and intersection with, other cultural systems, such as art, economy, law and politics. Due attention is given to paradigmatic case or comparative studies that exhibit a clear theoretical orientation with the empirical and historical data of religion and such aspects of religion as ritual, the religious imagination, constructions of tradition, iconography, or media. In addition, the formation of religious communities, their construction of identity, and their relation to society and the wider public are key issues of this series.

Contents:

Introduction

; PART ONE: Historical Background

; 1 Background to Na-khi Religion

; 2 Kinship, Suicide and Pictographs

; PART TWO: The Basic Structures

; 3 Elementary Ritual Classification

; 4 The Belief System in the Ritual Framework

; PART THREE: Analysis

; 5 The Construction of Myth and Ritual

; 6 The Construction of Rites

; 7 The Rites

; 8 The Subceremonies

; 9 The Dominant Symbols

; PART FOUR: Conclusions

; 10 Summary and Conclusions

; PART FIVE: Appendices

; APPENDIX I The Na-khi and the Mo-so

; APPENDIX II The Szi Chung Bpö Ritual

; APPENDIX III Computer Analysis

; Notes to Chapters and Appendices

; Bibliography

; Indexes

Notes:

Based on the author's thesis, Gothenburg, 1970.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-345) and indexes.

ISBN:

9783110804119

3110804115

OCLC:

979584822