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UNINA9910784950203321 |
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Autore |
Shih Chuan-kang |
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Titolo |
Quest for harmony [[electronic resource] ] : the Moso traditions of sexual union and family life / / Chuan-kang Shih |
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Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, c2010 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (346 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Naxi (Chinese people) - Sexual behavior |
Naxi (Chinese people) - Kinship |
Naxi (Chinese people) - Social life and customs |
Matrilineal kinship - China, Southwest |
Sex role - China, Southwest |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-317) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The people and their history -- Political structure and cultural environment of traditional Moso society -- Tisese: the primary pattern of institutionalized sexual union -- Marriage: the secondary pattern of institutionalized sexual union -- Matrilineal descent and matrilineal ideology -- The Moso social organization: the domestic group and the descent group -- Navigating through the web of social relations -- Household life among the Moso -- The unusual Moso gender system -- Religions and rituals among the Moso. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This is a comprehensive ethnographic study about the Moso, a matrilineal group in Southwest China, whose unique traditions are bound to change accepted notions of marriage, kinship, the family, and gender relations. |
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