Folk Literati, Contested Tradition, and Heritage in Contemporary China: Incense Is Kept Burning .

In this important ethnography Ziying You explores the role of the "folk literati" in negotiating, defining, and maintaining local cultural heritage. Expanding on the idea of the elite literatia widely studied pre-modern Chinese social group, influential in cultural productionthe folk literati are defined as those who are skilled in classical Chinese, knowledgeable about local traditions, and capable of representing them in writing. The folk literati work to maintain cultural continuity, a concept that is expressed locally through the vernacular phrase: "incense is kept burning."

Authors: Ziying You

Date: 2021

Upload Date: 6/6/2022 4:08:59 PM

Format: epub

Pages: 276

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Language: English

ISBN / ASIN: 0253046351

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