Folklore Studies of Traditional Chinese House-Building

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Li, Shiwu (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Summary:	XXIV, 200 p. 2 illus. text
Language:	English
Published:	Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2022.
Edition:	1st ed. 2022.
Subjects:	Cultural property. Culture. Landscape architecture. Human geography. Cultural Heritage. Sociology of Culture. Landscape Architecture. Human Geography.
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5477-0
Format:	Electronic eBook

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. Land Worship and building construction Folklore
Chapter 2. Tree Worship and building construction Folklore
Chapter 3. Beam Setting Ceremony and Application of Fetishes
Chapter 4. Supernatural Beings, Incantations, and Talismans: The Taoist Influence
Chapter 5. House Builders’ Covert Sorcery in Social and Cultural Context
Chapter 6. The Legend of Gun and the Origin and Evolution of Chiwei
Chapter 7. Conclusion.

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