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Stephen Jones blog » Taoism
1w ago
Under the current political regime in China, we may have doubts about the scope for in-depth field research; but in the sphere of musicology, grand compilations of previous work continue to proliferate impressively, such as a valuable recent publication from the Music Research Institute (MRI) of the Chinese Academy of Arts: Zhongguo chuantong yinyue kaocha ..read more
Stephen Jones blog » Taoism
3w ago
In the recent CHIME newsletter (subscribe here, under Newsletter), by contrast with Frank Kouwenhoven’s renewed project on temple festivals in Gansu, he reports on the CHIME “travelling fieldwork conference” last November under the aegis of the Zhejiang Conservatory of Music in Hangzhou. Such a project may sound attractive, changing the focus from dry lectures to ..read more
Stephen Jones blog » Taoism
3w ago
Complementing updates by Frank Kouwenhoven in the new CHIME newsletter (subscribe here) on silk-and-bamboo music, I also appreciate two further field reports from him, again written in his communicative style. First he writes on huar 花儿 song festivals in Gansu and Qinghai provinces of northwest China. [1] Part of the wider phenomenon of shan’ge “mountain ..read more
Stephen Jones blog » Taoism
1M ago
I’m not exactly hibernating, but while I have various projects on the go, new posts are few and far between at the mo—so meanwhile do keep working through my previous ouevre: The recent film on the 1995 New Year’s rituals in Gaoluo leads to a whole series on the village, rounded up in the Gaoluo ..read more
Stephen Jones blog » Taoism
2M ago
At this time of year I like to rearrange the deckchairs on the Titanic by organising some of my more notable posts from the past year under particular themes. As ever, many belong under multiple tags, so below I make some whimsical choices. Keeping company with my film on the Li family Daoists, most important ..read more
Stephen Jones blog » Taoism
2M ago
I look forward to uploading a Chinese-subtitled version of my new film on the 1995 New Year’s rituals in Gaoluo, both on my YouTube channel and on a Chinese platform. Meanwhile, a substantial Chinese review has appeared on the WeChat public account of the CDTM, headed by the enterprising Wei Xiaoshi— click here. Following CDTM’s ..read more
Stephen Jones blog » Taoism
3M ago
People like Li Wenbin and He Qing perceived no conflict between worshipping the gods and supporting Mao’s broad social goals. My new film on the 1995 New Year’s rituals in Gaoluo prompts this post on the tenacity of rural tradition. Still reflecting on my fieldwork, it’s worth revisiting my remarks in Plucking the winds (pp.277–85 ..read more
Stephen Jones blog » Taoism
3M ago
I’ve just made some small but important updates to my early article Ritual life around Xi’an. Besides introducing the devotional societies there, urban and rural Buddhist and Daoist temples, former rain pilgrimages, the great Daoist priest An Laixu, the lifelong research of Li Shigen, and my own visits, I’ve at last added some rare film ..read more
Stephen Jones blog » Taoism
3M ago
I wonder how the new Menu is going down… Under “Roundups” there you’ll also see Playlists. I’ve never even noticed that I have a YouTube channel, but now—with the stimulus of publishing my new film on Gaoluo there—I’ve begun the long process of creating new content. In due course I’ll upload my other documentaries on ..read more
Stephen Jones blog » Taoism
4M ago
Now that I’ve supplemented my portrait film of Li Manshan with precious footage from the 1995 New Year’s rituals in Gaoluo, I feel it’s time to rearrange the deckchairs on the Titanic by revamping the Menu. Here’s an instance of the submenus: With a personal selection of some main topics, I hope it’s now more ..read more