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Andrew B. Kipnis

    The Funeral of Mr. Wang
    • The Funeral of Mr. Wang

      • 190 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      The funeral of Mr. Wang -- Of transitions and transformations -- Of space and place : Separation and distinction in the homes of the dead -- Of strangers and kin : moral family and ghastly strangers in urban sociality -- Of gifts and commodities : Spending on the dead while providing for the living -- Of rules and regulations : governing mourning -- Of souls and spirits : secularization and its limits -- Of dreams and memories : a ghost story from a land where haunting is banned -- Epilogue.

      The Funeral of Mr. Wang2021
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