Book

Prosperity Settlement: the politics of PAIPAI in Taipei, Taiwan

University Microfilms • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1983 • Pages:

By: Gates, Hill.

Abstract
This dissertation is a study of PAIPAI, or annual community religious festivals, in 'Prosperity Settlement', a pseudonymous portion of a LI on the edge of Taipei City. Gates shows how the PAIPAI and other traditional Taiwanese social forms function in adapting the economy and social and political organization of the settlement to the encroaching urban and complexities of urban life.
Subjects
Internal trade
Retail marketing
Classes
Household
Extended families
Community structure
Inter-community relations
Cult of the dead
Congregations
Organized ceremonial
culture
Taiwan Hokkien
HRAF PubDate
1995
Region
Asia
Sub Region
East Asia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
David Sherwood
Field Date
1970
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
'Prosperity Settlement,' Taiwan (p. 18-19)
Notes
Hill Gates Rohsenow
UM 74-15,837
Includes bibliography
Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Michigan, 1973
LCSH
Taiwanese