Filial Obsessions - Chinese Patriliny and Its Discontents (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

This book employs a broad analysis of Chinese patriliny to propose a distinctive theoretical conceptualization of the role of desire in culture. It utilizes a unique synthesis of Marxian and psychoanalytic insights in arguing that Chinese patriliny is best understood as, simultaneously, "a mode of production of desire" and as "instituted fantasy." The argument advances through discussions and analyses of kinship, family, gender, filial piety, ritual, and (especially) mythic narratives. In each of these domains, P. Steven Sangren addresses the complex sentiments and ambivalences associated with filial relations. Unlike most earlier studies which approach Chinese patriliny and filial piety as irreducible markers of cultural difference, Sangren argues that Chinese patriliny is better approached as a topic of critical inquiry in its own right.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Culture, Mind, and Society
Release date:	March 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	P.Steven Sangren
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	381
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-50492-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Social, group or collective psychology Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
LSN:	3-319-50492-4
Barcode:	9783319504926

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