SOAS China Institute Events
This film screening is free to attend and no registration is required. But please note that seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Li Manshan: Portrait of a folk Daoist
Date: 7.00pm, Thursday 11 October 2018
Filmmaker: Dr. Stephen Jones (SOAS, University of London)
Room: Khalili Lecture Theatre (KLT), SOAS University of London, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H OXG
Abstract
This intimate 80-minute portrait film explores the life of eighth-generation household Daoist Li Manshan (b.1946), leader of a group of ritual specialists in the poor countryside of Yanggao county in north Shanxi, China. Dr Steve Jones will briefly introduce the film, and respond to any comments afterwards. He has known the group since 1991, and since 2005 has also taken them on several tours of Europe and the USA.
Further information: https://www.soas.ac.uk/china-institute/events/11oct2018-li-manshan-portrait-of-a-folk-daoist.html
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