Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/195541
Title: PRAYING FOR RAIN: STATE, SOCIETY AND CULTURE IN CHINA 1912-1949
Authors: OU JIHONG
ORCID iD:   orcid.org/0000-0002-7794-3643
Keywords: China, rainmaking, religion, Kuomintang, meteorology, society
Issue Date: 31-May-2019
Citation: OU JIHONG (2019-05-31). PRAYING FOR RAIN: STATE, SOCIETY AND CULTURE IN CHINA 1912-1949. ScholarBank@NUS Repository.
Abstract: This thesis explores the history of the rainmaking ritual in China between 1912 and 1949 when the country was undergoing significant changes in politics, culture and society. The paper seeks to shed light on China's social metamorphosis through the lens of the time-honoured ritual straddling the late Qing and the newly-founded Republic. It draws attention to the conflict of two camps, i.e. social reproduction and social transformation, that jointly determined the trajectory of the country's development. The camp of social reproduction, represented by rainmakers, strived to defend their life-world at all cost, facing enormous challenges posed by their rival camp comprised of intellectuals and officials.
URI: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/195541
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