The Sacred Village: Social Change and Religious Life in Rural North China

by Thomas David DuBois

Until recently, few villagers of rural North China ventured far from their homes. Their intensely local view of the world included knowledge of the immanent sacred realm, which derived from stories of divine revelations, cures, and miracles that circulated among neighboring villages. These stories gave direction to private devotion and served as a source of expert information on who the powerful deities were and what role they played in the human...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824828372
• ISBN13: 9780824828370
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"