Calligraphy and power in contemporary Chinese society

RoutledgeCurzon

2005

221 p.

Anthropology of Asia

9780415317535

Drawing on both written material and on ethnography of popular conceptions, this book aims to show that calligraphy and writing in China is a highly empowered cultural form through which power is articulated, social relations lubricated, deep knowledge extracted and one's relationship with the world is interpreted, ultimately indicating and formulating Chinese personhood.

Английский