{"product_id":"9781138065222","title":"In Search of the Folk Daoists of North China","description":"\u003cp\u003eLargely unstudied by scholars of religion, folk Daoist ritual in north China has been a constant theme of Chinese music scholars. Stephen Jones places lay Daoists within the wider context of folk religious practices - including those of lay Buddhists, sectarians, and spirit mediums. Jones describes ritual sequences within funerals and temple fairs, offering details on occupational hereditary lay Daoists, temple-dwelling priests, and even amateur ritual groups. Stressing performance, Jones observes the changing ritual scene in this poor countryside, both since the 1980s and through all the tribulations of 20th-century warfare and political campaigns.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48729342312683,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":135.49,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9781138065222-1.jpg?v=1781656956","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9781138065222","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}