The secret of the stone
Film et Vidéo
- Auteurs : Song Zhifang ; Seaman Gary (1942-....) ; Rousso-Schindler Steven ;
- Editeurs : London The Royal Anthropological Institute CDMail [distrib.] ;
- Date d'édition : 2009
- Sujets : Famille -- DVD -- Chine, Parenté, Films ethnographiques DVD Chine
- Langue(s) : Chinois
- Description matérielle : 1 DVD mono face toutes zones (39 min), : Coul. (PAL), son.
- Pays de publication : Royaume-Uni
- Collection (notice d'ensemble) : Song Family Village, 1,
Notes
Version originale en chinois ; sous-titres en anglais ; Lieu de tournage : Nord de la Chine, en janvier 2003
Résumé
Indiqué sur la jaquette : Located on the North China Plain about 200 miles south of Beijing, 'Song Family Village' is home to about 1,300 people. Some 80% of all villagers are members of a single lineage of the Song surname. The film documents New Year’s customs to demonstrate the segmentary structure of the Song family lineage. Ancestor temples provide the focus for collective rituals that express historical growth and subsequent fissioning into lineage segments. Minimal segments (Wufu or mourning groups) are shown as interaction groups focused on the household shrines of senior living agnates. Although the Communist-led Cultural Revolution tried to eliminate traditional kin-based institutions, this film shows that segmentary lineages are still a vigorous aspect of life in this North China village.