Author: Dell'Orto, Alessandro, 1959-

Place and spirit in Taiwan : Tudi Gong in the stories, strategies, and memories of everyday life
Date2002
Publish_locationLondon, New York
PublisherRoutledgeCurzon
CollectionRicci Institute Library
LanguageEnglish
Record_typeDigital Book (PDF)
ShelfDigital Archives
Call NumberBL1975.D45 2002d
Descriptiondig.pdf.[xix, 300 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.]
NotePlace and spirit in Taiwan : Tudi Gong in the stories, strategies, and memories of everyday life / Alessandro Dell'Orto.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-293) and index.

Pt. I. Telling stories about place -- 1. Datong district -- 2. Yongxing village -- Pt. II. Writing place and the place of writing -- 3. 'Siting' and 'sighting' texts -- Pt. III. Telling stories about Tudi Gong -- 4. The 'territories' of Tudi Gong -- 5. Fragments from 'popular tradition': telling stories and other representations of Tudi Gong -- Pt. IV. Conclusion -- 6. Retelling stories about place and Tudi Gong: retrospectives and prospectives.
Local access only [DELLORTO Place and spirit in Taiwan.pdf]

SubjectGods, Chinese--Taiwan Taiwan 臺灣--Religious life and customs Tudi Gong 土地公 (Chinese diety)
ISBN0700715681 ; 9780700715688
LCCN2002069878