Performing Grief: Bridal Laments in Rural China

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This is the first in-depth study of Chinese bridal laments, a ritual and performative art practiced by Chinese women in premodern times that gave them a rare opportunity to voice their grievances publicly. Drawing on methodologies from numerous disciplines, including performance arts and folk literatures, the author suggests that the ability to move an audience through her lament was one of the most important symbolic and ritual skills a Chinese...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0824832329

ISBN13:9780824832322

Release Date:July 2008

Publisher:University of Hawaii Press

Length:224 Pages

Weight:1.60 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 5.9" x 9.0"

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