Under the Ancestors' Shadow : Chinese Culture and Personality / Francis L. K. Hsu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hsu, Francis L. K., author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1948]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Presents a description of a small semi-rural community in southwest China, and explores the role played by this culture with reference to its family and religious life. Also explores the role played by this culture in the personality configurations of the individuals in the community.

Contents:

Frontmatter

PREFACE

CONTENTS

Chapter I. INTRODUCTION

Chapter II. YIN CHAI AND YANG CHAI: WORLDLY AND OTHERWORLDLY RESIDENCES

Chapter III. LIFE AND WORK UNDER THE ANCESTRAL ROOF

Chapter IV. CONTINUING THE INCENSE SMOKE

Chapter V. PROPAGATION OF THE ANCESTRAL LINE

Chapter VI. HOW ANCESTORS LIVE

Chapter VII. COMMUNION WITH ANCESTORS

Chapter VIII. INTRODUCTION TO THE ANCESTRAL WAYS

Chapter IX. THE ANCESTORS' SHADOW

Chapter X. CULTURE AND PERSONALITY

XI. WIDER CHINA

APPENDICES

INDEX

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-89895-9

OCLC:

1100436230