Umfang:
VIII, 221 S
,
Ill
Ausgabe:
1st ed
ISBN:
0415317533
Serie:
Anthropology of Asia series
Inhalt:
"Drawing on both written material and on ethnography of popular conceptions, this book aims to show that calligraphy and writing in China is a highly empowered cultural form through which power is articulated, social relations lubricated, deep knowledge extracted and one's relationship with the world is interpreted, ultimately indicating and formulating Chinese personhood."--Jacket
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references
,
Introduction : the abode of calligraphic inscriptions -- 1. -- Dances with power : public calligraphy and its social effects -- 2. -- Becoming a person through wen -- 3. -- Handwriting and personhood -- 4. -- Body-person engineering through ink and brush : brush techniques and calligraphic composition -- 5. -- Brush work : alternative bodybuilding -- 6. -- Ideograms and knowledge -- 7. -- Characters reloaded.
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Ethnologie
Schlagwort(e):
China
;
Kalligrafie
;
Symbolfunktion
;
Soziale Funktion
;
Hochschulschrift
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0415/2004004151.html
