essay

Chinese geomancy and ancestor worship: a further discussion

ancestorsThe Hague • Published In 1976 • Pages: 329-338

By: Li, Yih-yuan.

Abstract
In this essay, Li argues that Chinese ancestor cults do not render the ancestors, as former dominators of the worshipers, passive. Rather, Li asserts, the supposed satisfactions and dissatisfactions are keenly felt, and reflect domestic conditions among the living.
Subjects
Cult of the dead
Eschatology
Revelation and divination
culture
Taiwan Hokkien
HRAF PubDate
1995
Region
Asia
Sub Region
East Asia
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
J. A. Simpson
Field Date
1971
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Nan-tou hsien; She-liau village of Chu-shan chen, Sung-pei-Keng village of Ming-chien hsiang, Taiwan (p. 330)
Notes
Yih-yuan Li
Includes bibliography
LCSH
Taiwanese