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The aborigines of Taiwan : the Puyuma : from headhunting to the modern world /

The first comprehensive study of the Puyuma people of Taiwan, this book is based on extensive field research over a period of twenty years.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cauquelin, Josiane
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of maps; List of figures; List of plates; List of tables; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The Puyuma; The village; Gods and men; Birth and death; Family horizons; Dual organisation and age-system; Shamans; Material civilisation; The aborigines in Taiwan today; Myth of the origin of the people of Katipul; Legend of the division of the land; Legends told by the Amis: Kiwit's war against the Puyuma; Story told by Valikai, a Katipul; Legend narrated by Taylor; Patintin song; Chronology of the investitures; Notes; Bibliography; Index.