Social life of the chinese . Volume 1 : with some accounts of their religious, governmental, educational and business customs and opinions, with special but not exclusive reference to Fuhchau (1876) / / Justus Doolittle

• Autore: Doolittle Justus
• Pubblicazione: Chicoutimi : , : J.-M. Tremblay, , 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (504 pages)
• Disciplina: 951
• Soggetto geografico: China Social life and customs
• Nota di contenuto: Preface - Introduction - Explanation of terms -- Agricultural and domestic matters -- Betrothal and marriage : Manner of Betrothal - Customs observed between Betrothal and the Day of Marriage - Ceremonies observed on the Day of Marriage - Customs observed subsequent to the Wedding-day - Miscellaneous Practices and Sentiments relating to Betrothal and Marriage. -- Married Life and Children : Superstitious Customs observed by Married Women, or relating to them - Singular or Superstitious Customs relating to Children the first year of their lives - Singular or Superstitious Customs relating to Children after they are one Year old. -- Superstitious treatment of disease : Miscellaneous Superstitions to cure the Sick - They implore the Aid of certain Divinities in curing Small-pox and Measles - They employ novel Methods for curing and preventing Cholera and other epidemic Diseases - They engage in Idol Processions as a Token of Gratitude, for the Recovery of their Parents from Sickness, or to promote their Longevity. -- Death, Mourning, and Burial : Singular or Superstitious Customs relating to Mourning and the unburied Dead - Meritorious Ceremonies performed for the Benefit of the Dead - Singular or Superstitious Customs relating to Burial - Miscellaneous Practices and Opinions relating to the Dead. -- Ancestral Tablet and ancestral Halls : The ancestral Tablet used in private Houses - Worship of Ancestors in ancestral Halls - Visit to an ancestral Hall. -- Priests of the three religions : Priests of Buddhism - Priests of Tauism, or the Sect of Rationalism - Priests of Confucianism, or the Sect of the Learned. -- Popular Gods and Goddesses -- Mandarins and their Subordinates : Legal Modes of Torture and of Punishment - Illegal Modes of Torture and of Punishment - Common but unlawful Practices -- The State religion : Enumeration of some of the Objects worshiped by Mandarins - Worship of Confucius, illustrating the State Religion - Manner of national Mourning for the Death of Hien Fung, also illustrating the State Religion. -- Competitive literary examinations : Primary Schools and Government Colleges - Examination of Undergraduates before the District Magistrate and the Prefect - Examination of Undergraduates before the Literary Chancellor for the First Degree - Examination of Graduates of the first Degree before the Imperial Commissioners for the second Degree - Rejoicing, Festivities, and Honors in View of successful Competition - Just and legal Measures used to prevent Deception - Unjust and unlawful Expedients used by Examiners - Unjust and unlawful Expedients to succeed used by Competitors - Military competitive Examinations. -- Chinese anecdotes : Precocious Youth - Indigent Students - Filial and Dutiful Children.
• Altri titoli varianti: Social life of the chinese. Volume 1
• Titolo autorizzato: Social life of the chinese
• ISBN: 1-4123-6021-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910132631203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Classiques des sciences sociales ; ; 2938.