{"product_id":"staging-tianxia-dunhuang-expressive-arts-and-chinas-new-cosmopolitan-heritage-paperback","title":"Staging Tianxia: Dunhuang Expressive Arts and China's New Cosmopolitan Heritage - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLanlan Kuang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStaging \u003c\/i\u003eTianxia explores the ancient Chinese vision of world order known as\u003ci\u003e tianxia\u003c\/i\u003e (all under heaven) by focusing on the historical, performative, and rhetorical processes of expressive arts and cultural heritages that inform a vision of China as a historically multiethnic and cosmopolitan nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor Lanlan Kuang unites multimedia ethnographic research and theoretical insights from ethnomusicology, philosophy, religious studies, performance studies, and cognitive science, with a focus on Dunhuang \u003ci\u003ebihua yuewu\u003c\/i\u003e, a modern interpretation inserted into the Chinese classical dance and theatrical arts tradition. \u003ci\u003eStaging\u003c\/i\u003e Tianxia thus aims to redefine Silk Road studies and Dunhuangology, a transdisciplinary field dedicated to studying the texts and art of Dunhuang, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that connected China via the Silk Road with Central Asia, South Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStaging\u003c\/i\u003e Tianxia is a careful ethnographic study that looks at the importance of performance tradition and poetics in the arts and aesthetic theory of China.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLanlan Kuang is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Central Florida. She is Chair of the Florida Folklife Council and Distinguished Fellow of the Center for Ethnic and Folk Literature and Arts (CEFLA).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460844994813,"sku":"9780253070906","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/hMIyYINgVy9780253070906.webp?v=1777256342","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/staging-tianxia-dunhuang-expressive-arts-and-chinas-new-cosmopolitan-heritage-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}