Kinship, Rituals and Territory in a Naxi Village of Southwest China

This dissertation presents a localised perspective of contemporary multi-ethnic rural Chinese society. Based on a village ethnography in the mountains north of Lijiang, deep in north-western Yunnan, within the region of the Tibetan-Yi Corridor, this research aims to contextualise the conception of...

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Autor principal: Laurent, Emmanuelle
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Idioma:Anglais
Publicat: European Bulletin of Himalayan Research 2023
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Accés en línia:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Sumari:This dissertation presents a localised perspective of contemporary multi-ethnic rural Chinese society. Based on a village ethnography in the mountains north of Lijiang, deep in north-western Yunnan, within the region of the Tibetan-Yi Corridor, this research aims to contextualise the conception of ‘Naxi minority nationality’ (naxizu 纳西族). By studying the territorial practices of this small community in the field of rituals and kinship, it demonstrates that ‘being Naxi’ is defined beyond the ...