LEADER 05355nam 22008775 450 001 9910389554903321 005 20190828104755.0 010 $a0-8248-6936-2 010 $a0-8248-6392-5 010 $a1-4416-1985-2 024 7 $a10.1515/9780824863920 035 $a(CKB)1000000000788083 035 $a(OCoLC)436458831 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10386697 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000219878 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11184759 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000219878 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10248149 035 $a(PQKB)11364303 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3413301 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001558057 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse11485 035 $a(DE-B1597)484062 035 $a(OCoLC)1024028255 035 $a(OCoLC)1029835423 035 $a(OCoLC)1032677273 035 $a(OCoLC)1037980763 035 $a(OCoLC)1041901776 035 $a(OCoLC)1046610587 035 $a(OCoLC)1047011957 035 $a(OCoLC)1049633112 035 $a(OCoLC)1054874806 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780824863920 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000788083 100 $a20190828d2008 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPerforming Grief $eBridal Laments in Rural China /$fAnne E. McLaren 210 1$aHonolulu : $cUniversity of Hawaii Press, $d[2008] 210 4$dİ2008 215 $a1 online resource (225 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8248-3232-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 189-200) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tIntroduction -- $tPART I: The Bridal Laments of Nanhui -- $tChapter 1. Imagining Jiangnan -- $tChapter 2. The People of the Sands -- $tChapter 3. The Hollow Cotton Spool: Women's Labour in Nanhui -- $tChapter 4. Seizing a Slice of Heaven: The Lament Cycle of Pan Cailian -- $tPART II: Lament Performance in China: History and Ritual -- $tChapter 5. Weeping and Wailing in Chinese History -- $tChapter 6. Shaking Heaven Laments and Ritual Power -- $tAfterword -- $tAppendix 1 Nanhui Lament Transcription -- $tAppendix 2 Translation: The Bridal Laments of Pan Cailian of Shuyuan, Nanhui -- $tNotes -- $tGlossary -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex -- $tAbout the Author 330 $aThis is the first in-depth study of Chinese bridal laments, a ritual and performative art practiced by Chinese women in premodern times that gave them a rare opportunity to voice their grievances publicly. Drawing on methodologies from numerous disciplines, including performance arts and folk literatures, the author suggests that the ability to move an audience through her lament was one of the most important symbolic and ritual skills a Chinese woman could possess before the modern era.Performing Grief provides a detailed case study of the Nanhui region in the lower Yangzi delta. Bridal laments, the author argues, offer insights into how illiterate Chinese women understood the kinship and social hierarchies of their region, the marriage market that determined their destinies, and the value of their labor in the commodified economy of the delta region. The book not only assesses and draws upon a large body of sources, both Chinese and Western, but is grounded in actual field work, offering both historical and ethnographic context in a unique and sophisticated approach. Unlike previous studies, the author covers both Han and non-Han groups and thus contributes to studies of ethnicity and cultural accommodation in China. She presents an original view about the ritual implications of bridal laments and their role in popular notions of "wedding pollution." The volume includes an annotated translation from a lament cycle.This important work on the place of laments in Chinese culture enriches our understanding of the social and performative roles of Chinese women, the gendered nature of China's ritual culture, and the continuous transmission of women's grievance genres into the revolutionary period. As a pioneering study of the ritual and performance arts of Chinese women, it will be of interest to scholars and students in the fields of anthropology, social history, gender studies, oral literature, comparative folk religion, and performance arts. 606 $aCountry life$zChina$xSocial life and customs 606 $aOral tradition$zChina 606 $aLaments$zChina 606 $aRural families$zChina$xSocial conditions 606 $aWomen$zChina$xSocial conditions 606 $aBrides$zChina$xSocial conditions 606 $aArranged marriage$zChina 606 $aMarriage customs and rites$zChina 607 $aChina$xSocial life and customs 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCountry life$xSocial life and customs. 615 0$aOral tradition 615 0$aLaments 615 0$aRural families$xSocial conditions. 615 0$aWomen$xSocial conditions. 615 0$aBrides$xSocial conditions. 615 0$aArranged marriage 615 0$aMarriage customs and rites 676 $a392.50951 686 $aLB 60440$2rvk 700 $aMcLaren$b Anne E., $0948780 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910389554903321 996 $aPerforming Grief$92564271 997 $aUNINA