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The art of rice : spirit and sustenance in Asia /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hamilton, Roy W.
Corporate Author: University of California, Los Angeles. Fowler Museum of Cultural History
Other Authors: Ammayao, Aurora
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, Calif. : UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, [2003]
Subjects:
Rice > Social aspects > Asia.
Rice > Asia > Folklore.
Rice planting rites > Asia.
Rice gods > Asia.
Asia > Social life and customs.
Asia > Religious life and customs.
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1: Labor, ritual, and the cycle of time
  • Part 2: The granary: a home for the rice spirits
  • Part 3: Rice festivals: community and celebration
  • Part 4: The Goddess of Rice
  • Part 5: Sacred food
  • Part 6: Straw matters
  • Part 7: Rice, self, and state
  • Part 8: The future of rice.