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China's living houses [electronic resource] : folk beliefs, symbols, and household ornamentation / Ronald G. Knapp.

By: Knapp, Ronald G, 1940-.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Honolulu : University of Hawaiì Press, c1999General Notes: Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-181) and index.Description: 1 online resource (185 p.) : ill.ISBN: 0585312907 (electronic bk.); 9780585312903 (electronic bk.).Subject(s): Dwellings -- China | Dwellings -- Symbolic aspects -- China | Feng-shui -- China | House furnishings -- China | China -- Social life and customsGenre/Form: Electronic books DDC classification: 392.36/00951 Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge:
Contents:
A Note on Chinese Names and Terms -- In Quest of Harmony -- Dwellings as Social Templates -- Fengshui: Siting and Mystical Ecology -- House Construction: Craft and Ritual -- Building Sorcery and Defensive Measures -- In Pursuit of Good Fortune -- Summoning Good Fortune -- Fu (Good Fortune) and Its Components -- Narrative Tales -- Resilience.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-181) and index.

Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.

A Note on Chinese Names and Terms -- In Quest of Harmony -- Dwellings as Social Templates -- Fengshui: Siting and Mystical Ecology -- House Construction: Craft and Ritual -- Building Sorcery and Defensive Measures -- In Pursuit of Good Fortune -- Summoning Good Fortune -- Fu (Good Fortune) and Its Components -- Narrative Tales -- Resilience.

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