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Stories from an ancient land : perspectives on Wa history and culture /
"The Wa people have a rich civilization of their own, and a deep history in the mountains of Southeast Asia. Their mythology suggests their land is the first place inhabited by humans, which they care for on behalf of the world. This book introduces aspects of Wa culture, including their approa...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Berghahn Books,
2021.
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| Colección: | Asian anthropologies ;
v. 12. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "The Wa people have a rich civilization of their own, and a deep history in the mountains of Southeast Asia. Their mythology suggests their land is the first place inhabited by humans, which they care for on behalf of the world. This book introduces aspects of Wa culture, including their approach to the world's troubles and the lessons others might learn from it. It also presents a new interpretation of Wa headhunting, questioning explanations that see it as a primitive custom, and instead placing it within the fraught history of the last few centuries"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 314 pages) : color illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781789208887 1789208882 |