Ritual Performances as Authenticating Practices: Cultural representations of Taiwan's aborigines in times of political change

by Michael Rudolph

Overview

This present study examines the dynamics of the contemporary rituals of Taiwanese Aborigines following the change of this people's self-perception in times of Taiwanese multiculturalism and nativism. Based on materials collected in many years of participating observation, the book scrutinizes the efficacy of these rituals within the new religious, socio-cultural, and political context - a context that today is not only impacted by local and national, but also by global influences. Are these rituals mere folkloristic representations of culture, or do they have deeper implications for society and people's identities? The book argues that the often newly invented or re-invented rituals play a crucial role regarding the generation, confirmation and transformation of social reality in the new socio-political context.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783825809522
Publisher:	Lit Verlag
Publication date:	02/11/2008
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d)