Tan, Xilin. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 124-127). / Abstracts in English and Chinese ; includes Chinese. / Chapter Chapter 1: --- Introduction --- p.1 / Controversies over the Ghost City --- p.1 / Fengdu --- p.2 / The Ghost City and Popular Religion --- p.3 / The Three Gorges Reservoir and the Relocation --- p.8 / Developing Tourism --- p.9 / Popular Religion in China --- p.13 / Revival of Popular Religion --- p.13 / Legitimatization of Popular Religion --- p.15 / Organization of the thesis --- p.17 / Chapter Chapter 2: --- The Landscape of Fengdu --- p.20 / Landscape of Fengdu County --- p.20 / The Reservoir Area in Chongqing --- p.20 / Population --- p.23 / Influence of the Dam --- p.25 / Fengdu Religious Landscape --- p.30 / The Ghost City after the 1980s --- p.33 / The Divine Palace: A Modern Amusement Park --- p.48 / Chapter Chapter 3: --- Legitimating the Ghost City --- p.51 / The Ghost City in Dispute --- p.51 / The Ambiguous Use of Wenhua --- p.52 / “The Culture of the Ghost City´ح --- p.54 / Promoting Righteousness --- p.56 / New Symbols of Fengdu: from Ghost to Divinity --- p.60 / Promoting the Ghost City --- p.63 / Another Version of Local Culture --- p.65 / Conclusion --- p.67 / Chapter Chapter 4: --- Fengdu Temple Festival 2009 --- p.70 / Fengdu Incense Festival in the Past --- p.70 / Festival Origins and the Incense Festival Before 1949 --- p.70 / Names and Organization --- p.73 / The Fengdu Temple Festival in 2009 --- p.75 / The Parade: Memories of Fengdu --- p.77 / Emperor of the Netherworld and His Wedding --- p.78 / Fengdu in History and the New Cultural Symbolism --- p.80 / People's Participation --- p.80 / Conclusion --- p.84 / Chapter Chapter 5: --- People's Religious Life in Current Fengdu --- p.87 / Tourism and Its Influence --- p.87 / Tour Guides --- p.87 / Communal Temples --- p.96 / The Wantian Shrine --- p.101 / Why do local people go to the Ghost City? --- p.102 / Spirit Mediums --- p.107 / Grandma Long --- p.108 / Water Bowl Augur --- p.109 / A Physiognomist --- p.110 / Conclusion --- p.111 / Chapter Chapter 6: --- Conclusion --- p.113 / A Rise of Superstition? --- p.113 / In the Name of Development --- p.115 / Promoting Tourism as a Means to Vitalize the County's Economy --- p.116 / The Wenhua of the Ghost City --- p.117 / The Culture of the Ghost City --- p.118 / The Lost Ghost --- p.118 / Popular Religious Practices in Daily Life --- p.119 / Alternative Interpretations of the Ghost City --- p.119 / Local Pilgrim --- p.121 / Bibliography --- p.124
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_327373 |
| Date | January 2011 |
| Contributors | Tan, Xilin., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Anthropology. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xi, 127 leaves : ill., maps ; 30 cm. |
| Coverage | China, Fengdu Xian (Sichuan Sheng), China, Fengdu Xian (Sichuan Sheng), Fengdu Xian (Sichuan Sheng, China), Fengdu Xian (Sichuan Sheng, China) |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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