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All Souls Aboard! The Ritual Launch of Model Junks by the Chinese of Nagasaki in Tokugawa Japan |
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Tsu, Timothy Y. (著)
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| Source |
Journal of Ritual Studies
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| Volume | v.10 n.1 Winter |
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| Date | 1996 |
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| Pages | 37 - 62 |
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| Publisher | Pamela J. Stewart and Andrew J. Strathern |
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http://www.pitt.edu/~strather/journal.htm
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| Location | Pittsburgh, PA, US [匹茲堡, 賓夕法尼亞州, 美國] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Abstract | This paper analyzes the ritual of launching model junks to send away the spirits of the dead practiced by the Chinese in Nagasaki during the Tokugawa period (1600-1868). It shows that the ritual is an improvisation by the overseas Chinese with the aim of reconciling the conflicting demands of their culture on the one hand, and the reality of Nagasaki under "national seclusion" on the other. The ritual is an improvised practice in that it has no exact precedent in China, but integrates symbols and techniques drawn from a number of sources. It has the function of addressing the Chinese concerns for helping the dead as well as neutralizing their harmful influences under the restrictive circumstances of Nagasaki. The ritual launch is thus a useful case study that sheds light not only on Chinese funerary practices but also on the dynamics of cultural adaptation of overseas Chinese communities. |
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| Table of contents | Abstract 37
THE COMMUNITY 39
THE CHINESE MORTUARY SYSTEM 41
THE SETTING AND THE PERFORMANCE 43
THE SETTING 44
THE PERFORMANCE 45
INTERPRETATION 47
REPATRIATION 47
SALVATION 49
PURIFICATION 50
THE END OF A TRTUAL TRADITION 53
CONCLUSION 55
APPENDIX 56
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 57
NOTES 57
BIBLOGRAPHY 60 |
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| ISSN | 08901112 (P) |
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| Created date | 2023.10.06 |
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| Modified date | 2023.10.06 |
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