Historical Dictionary of Chinese Culture

Released on by Lawrence R. Sullivan
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  • Historical Dictionary of Chinese Culture Book Detail

  • Author : Lawrence R. Sullivan
  • Release Date : 2021-03-29
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Genre : Reference
  • Pages : 531
  • ISBN 13 : 1538146045
  • File Size : 53,53 MB
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Historical Dictionary of Chinese Culture by Lawrence R. Sullivan PDF Summary

Book Description: Covering wide-ranging topics from the arts and entertainment to customs and traditions from the ancient imperial and modern eras, Historical Dictionary of Chinese Culture provides more than 300 separate entries along with a comprehensive chronology, glossary of Chinese cultural terms, and an extensive bibliography of Western and Chinese-language sources. Dictionary entries of the decorative and fine arts include ceramics and porcelains, handicrafts, jade and seal carving, jewelry, and painting. The literary subjects range from fiction to non-fiction, but especially poetry. Major entertainment venues of cinema and film, classical puppetry, and theater, both ancient and modern are also covered. In addition to the arts, the authors include major customary practices from childbirth and childrearing to marriage and weddings to funerals and burial practices. Other aspects of the culture are also examined, including crime, foot-binding, pornography, and prostitution, and the government policies aimed at their eradication. Throughout the text, Chinese-language translations of key terms are presented in italics and parenthesis, along with biographies of figures central to the creation of China’s magnificent cultural heritage.

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