Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-389) and index.
Contents:
Introduction : setting the scene -- Overview of ritual practice -- Part one. From empire to republic -- Part two. The decades of Maoism -- Part three. The reform era -- Part four. Ritual manuals and texts -- Part five. The sound of ritual -- Part six. Looking to the future -- Encore.
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