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White Snake, Black Snake Folk Narrative Meets Master Narrative In Qing Dynasty Sichuanese Cross-Stitch Medallions, Cory Willmott
White Snake, Black Snake Folk Narrative Meets Master Narrative In Qing Dynasty Sichuanese Cross-Stitch Medallions, Cory Willmott
Cory A. Willmott
The cross-stitch medallion in figure 1 was collected by my grandmother, Katherine Willmott, in the early 1920s when she was a missionary in Renshow, Sichuan Province, West China. Many years after I inherited it, I learned that it depicts a folk narrative called “White Snake; Black Snake” that was traditionally performed both on stage in the legitimate theaters and in Chinese shadow puppet dramas (Highbaugh n/d:6).
The story may be summarized as follows: There were two female snakes, White Snake and Black Snake, who were inseparable friends. They both changed into beautiful young women. White Snake got married and bore …
The Paradox Of Gender Among West China Missionary Collectors, 1920-1950, Cory A. Willmott
The Paradox Of Gender Among West China Missionary Collectors, 1920-1950, Cory A. Willmott
Cory A. Willmott
During the turbulent years between the Chinese nationalist revolution of 1911 and the communist victory of 1949, a group of missionaries lived and worked in West China whose social gospel theologies led to unusual identification with Chinese. Among the regular social actors in their lives were itinerant “curio men” who, amidst the chaos of feuding warlords, gathered up the heirlooms of the deposed Manchurian aristocracy and offered these wares for sale on the quiet and orderly verandahs of the mansions inside the missionary compounds of West China Union University. Although missionary men and women often collected the same types of …
Messengers From The Past, Anastasia Tsaliki
Messengers From The Past, Anastasia Tsaliki
Anastasia Tsaliki
Participation in this documentary directed by Gianni Minelli and produced by Zeeva Production in English and in Italian.
"On September 26th, 1997, a violent earthquake shook central Italy. The effects were devastating. Television stations from all over the world broadcasted images of the incomparable artistic heritage that risked being destroyed forever. In Monsanpolo del Tronto, a small town in the Marches, the earthquake damaged the beautiful church Maria Santissima Assunta. A few years later, during the restoration of the church, a sensational discovery was made: twenty perfectly preserved mummies from the middle of the sixteenth century wearing their original clothes. …
Unusual Burials And Necrophobia: An Insight Into The Burial Archaeology Of Fear, Anastasia Tsaliki
Unusual Burials And Necrophobia: An Insight Into The Burial Archaeology Of Fear, Anastasia Tsaliki
Dr Anastasia Tsaliki, PhD
No abstract provided.
"Vampiri" A Trani. Metti Un Masso Sul Morto Iapigio, Giacomo Annibaldis
"Vampiri" A Trani. Metti Un Masso Sul Morto Iapigio, Giacomo Annibaldis
Dr Anastasia Tsaliki, PhD
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Environment And Archaeology. Β - Visiting The Excavation Of The Neolithic Settlement At Poussi-Kalogeri (In Greek), Anastasia Tsaliki, Lilian Karali
Environment And Archaeology. Β - Visiting The Excavation Of The Neolithic Settlement At Poussi-Kalogeri (In Greek), Anastasia Tsaliki, Lilian Karali
Dr Anastasia Tsaliki, PhD
No abstract provided.