Chinese American Death Rituals: Respecting the AncestorsSue Fawn Chung, Priscilla Wegars Rowman Altamira, 2005 - 307 頁 Death is a topic that has fascinated people for centuries. In the English-speaking world, eulogies in poetic form could be traced back to the 1640s, but gained prominence with the 'graveyard school' of poets in the eighteenth century often stressing the finality of death. Chinese American Death Rituals examines Chinese American funerary rituals and cemeteries from the late nineteenth century until the present in order to understand the importance of Chinese funerary rites and their transformation through time. The authors in this volume discuss the meaning of funerary rituals and their normative dimension and the social practices that have been influenced by tradition. Shaped by individual beliefs, customs, religion, and environment, Chinese Americans have resolved the tensions between assimilation into the mainstream culture and their strong Chinese heritage in a variety of ways. This volume expertly describes and analyzes Chinese American cultural retention and transformation in rituals after death. |
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A History of Chinese | 19 |
Cantonese Rites for Death | 47 |
Archaeological Excavations at Virginiatowns | 81 |
Chinese American Funerary | 107 |
Chinese Cemeteries and Burial | 147 |
Remembering Ancestors in Hawaii | 175 |
The Chinese Mortuary Tradition in San Francisco Chinatown | 195 |
Bringing the Ancestors to America | 241 |
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About the Contributors | 305 |
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