ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF CHINESE TEMPLES IN CALIFORNIA
| dc.contributor.author | Stepanchuk, Carol | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-06-16T03:18:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-06-16T03:18:06Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1982 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This work gives a religious and artistic introduction to the variety and complexity of temple architecture and artifacts in California. The salient features of Chinese religious art in California are presented through an introduction to Chinese folk religion and the observation of selected Californian temples, their structure, central deities, and supportive art objects. A more complete area study of Chinese temples and customs in California during the nineteenth century, though perhaps impossible to create due to the loss of primary data, would include consultation of temple records, social and economic files maintained by existing clans, and histories of architectural renovations. The temples are invaluable cultural resources for artistic, religious, and sociological studies of Chinese and Californian history. Efforts to preserve the artifacts and effectively use them to advance the understanding of historical events and peoples has only just begun. One hopes that directed attempts at viewing the Chinese temples in California initiated by Eberhard and Wells and furthered in this study will stimulate the interests of others in preserving and studying the . treasures of the temples.' | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/3702 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher.institution | John F. Kennedy University (JFKU) | |
| dc.title | ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF CHINESE TEMPLES IN CALIFORNIA | |
| dc.type | Capstone | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Museum Studies | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | John F. Kennedy University (JFKU) | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts in Museum Studies |