Book
Gods, ghosts, and ancestors: the folk religion of a Taiwanese village
University of California Press • Berkeley • Published In 1972 • Pages:
By: Jordan, David K..
Abstract
This monograph addresses the general problem of the relation between conceptual categories, here identified as 'religious' cultural constructs, and social action in a southwestern Taiwanese village setting. Jordan provides very rich data on villager's notions of supernatural beings and their methods of divination. The book's focus is on the ritual activities of family units rather than on that of descent groups, since Jordan views the latter as of more ideological than sociological significance in terms of actual social life and behavior.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1995
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- East Asia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- M. A. Marcus
- Field Date
- 1966-1968
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- 'Bao-an' village, Taiwan
- Notes
- David K. Jordan
- Includes bibliography
- LCCN
- 70149945
- LCSH
- Taiwanese