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Product Description Adapted and translated from an academic Chinese work, this book aims to unveil to the reader the thousand-year-old custom of Mount Tai steles, Shigandang. The so-called Shigandang is usually in the form of a small stele or small statue which means a spiritual stone from Mount Tai that can block all evils. It is one of the few customs here which lasts so long, spreads so widely, possesses so many a believers and enjoys so huge an influence. The book discusses the origin and evolution of Mount Tai steles, the ritual activity for setting them, and the spreading and distribution of Mount Tai steles inside and outside China. Importance is attached to the analysis of the main theoretical issues relating to the shaping of the belief, including its connection with the worship of spiritual stones, Mount Tai, language and characters, and Fengshi, etc. With large quantities of pictures, the book is believed and expected to be more comprehensible, authentic, and appealing to the reader. Titles in the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity series, a set of 15 titles: 9781931907866: Shaolin Kungfu 9781931907873: Taijiquan 9781931907880: Chinese New Year Painting 9781622460014: Anshun Local Drama in China 9781622460021: Dehua Porcelain in China 9781622460038: Huzhou Writing Brush in China 9781622460045: Mount Tai Steles in China 9781622460052: Silk and Bamboo Music in Southern China 9781622460069: Bronze Drums in China 9781622460076: Folk Legends of Gengcun in China 9781622460083: Quanzhou String Puppetry in China 9781622460090: Cantonese Opera in China 9781622460106: The Glove Puppet Show in China 9781622460113: Sichuan Opera in China 9781622460120: Violet Sand Crafts in China About the Author Ye Tao, J.D. in folklore, graduated from the Chinese Department of Shandong University in 1984. Ye had been a Professor at Shandong University and editor-in-chief of Folklore