Rural women, old age, and temple work: a case from Northwestern Sichuan
This article examines the interface of religion, gender, and old age in contemporary China through the case of a group of rural Han elder women and their community temple in northwestern Sichuan. Without access to monastic resources and charismatic leadership, the women have made the temple a gender...
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Format: | Print Article |
Language: | English |
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CEFC
2009
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China perspectives
Year: 2009, Issue: 4/80, Pages: 42-52 |
Further subjects: | B
Old person (60-90 years)
B Effects B Religiosity B Social behavior B Temple B Group behavior B China B Rural area B Development B Volksrepublik China Sichuan Rural area Frauen Alte Menschen Religiosity Temple Soziales Verhalten Group behavior Gesellschaftliche Prozesse Effect / Effects B Effect B Society B Woman |