Unearthing the God of Place: locating space/place in the discourse(s) on Tudi Gong.(Interview): An article from: East-West Connections

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From the author: The ubiquity of Tudi Gong ([TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII]), as a fixture of worship in popular forms of Chinese religiosity, has been well documented. Locating Tudi as a marker for identity through the construction and maintenance of place-based religiosity, this paper argues that ancient Chinese conceptions of space, which is signified as the cosmos in a state of discord, were necessarily transformed into place--representative of an ordered relation with the world centered on one's connection with the supernatural bureaucracy--as a means to manufacture a stable and productive society.

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Title: Unearthing the God of Place: locating space/place in the discourse(s) on Tudi Gong.(Interview)
Author: John A. Sweeney
Publication:East-West Connections (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2008
Publisher: The Asian Studies Development Program's Association of Regional Centers
Volume: 8 Issue: 1 Page: 11(24)

Article Type: Interview

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