Liu, Yonghua 1970- creator text bibliography Electronic books. Electronic books. ne 2013 monographic eng 1 online resource. In 'Confucian rituals and chinese villagers', Yonghua Liu presents a detailed study of how a southeastern Chinese community experienced and responded to the process whereby Confucian rituals - previously thought unfit for practice by commoners - were adopted in the Chinese countryside and became an integral part of village culture, from the mid fourteenth to mid twentieth centuries. The book examines the important but understudied ritual specialists, masters of rites (lisheng), and their ritual handbooks while showing their crucial role in the ritual life of Chinese villagers. This discussion of lisheng and their rituals deepens our understanding of the ritual aspect of popular Confucianism and sheds new light on social and cultural transformations in late imperial China.0. Part one. Introduction -- part two. Lisheng as cultural mediators -- part three. Lineage, ritual, and corporate estates -- part four. A strange community compact? -- part five. The worship of gods. by Yonghua Liu. Includes bibliographical references and index. a-cc--- Confucianism China, Southeast History Confucianism China, Southeast Rituals History and criticism China, Southeast Religious life and customs China, Southeast Social life and customs Religion and sociology China, Southeast Neo-Confucianism Social aspects China, Southeast BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Spirituality Paganism & Neo-Paganism RELIGION Comparative Religion BL1840 .L585 2013eb 299.5/12380951245 Liu, Yonghua, 1970- (DLC) 2013024393 (OCoLC)854857729 9789004257252 900425725X 1299847625 9781299847620 516013 MIL http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=640406 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=640406 N$T 130924 20200709055950.0 ocn858861305 eng