Author: Knapp, Ronald G., 1940-

China's living houses : folk beliefs, symbols, and household ornamentation
Date1999
Publish_locationHonolulu
PublisherUniversity of Hawaii Press
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition
LanguageEnglish
Record_typeBook
Series
ShelfReading Room
Call NumberGT365.K6 1999
Description185 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 173-181) and index.
Dwellings as social templates -- Fengshui: siting and mystical ecology -- House construction: craft and ritual -- Building sorcery and defensive measures -- Summoning good fortune -- Fu (good fortune) and its components -- Narrative tales -- Resilience.
Multimedia
SubjectChina--Social life and customs Fengshui 風水 Dwellings--China Dwellings--Symbolic aspects--China House furnishings--China
ISBN0824820797
LCCN98-20653