Performing Grief: Bridal Laments in Rural China 9780824863920

This is the first in-depth study of Chinese bridal laments, a ritual and performative art practiced by Chinese women in

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English Pages 256 [224] Year 2008

Performing Grief: Bridal Laments in Rural China
9780824863920

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Anne E. McLaren

Table of contents :
Contents
Preface
Introduction
PART I: The Bridal Laments of Nanhui
Chapter 1. Imagining Jiangnan
Chapter 2. The People of the Sands
Chapter 3. The Hollow Cotton Spool: Women’s Labour in Nanhui
Chapter 4. Seizing a Slice of Heaven: The Lament Cycle of Pan Cailian
PART II: Lament Performance in China: History and Ritual
Chapter 5. Weeping and Wailing in Chinese History
Chapter 6. Shaking Heaven Laments and Ritual Power
Afterword
Appendix 1 Nanhui Lament Transcription
Appendix 2 Translation: The Bridal Laments of Pan Cailian of Shuyuan, Nanhui
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

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