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The Lisu : Far from the Ruler /

"Descriptive accounts of Lisu individuals, communities, regions, and practices brings the Lisu and their distinct, ironic worldview to life. A view of humanity's transition from border-free tribal groupings into today's nation-states and global market economy"--Provided by publis...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Zack, Michele (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Lisu world
  • Mythic origins
  • History and origin theories
  • Modern times (opium/heroin sidebar somewhere in here)
  • Migration
  • Identity and flux
  • View from the village. The village ; a temporary encampment. The village ; social organization and symbolic significance. The village ; dispute solving
  • Being a Lisu.
  • Childhood ; learning by doing (childhood, girls, boys)
  • Men, women, courtship and marriage. New year celebrations: setting the stage for romance. Gender roles, courtship, and sexuality. Negotiating bride wealth.
  • Household: the place for family and work. Dualism in division of labor. Food, feasts, and liquor. clothes. Home/field/jungle connection
  • Cosmic views. Spiritual and physical worlds converge. Lisu curing and dealing with spirits on a daily basis. Impact of Christianity. . . just one more influence?
  • Economy. economic activities in the forest. sweat: the Lisu capital. Lisu women ; economic partners. The lure of the land. Book II. Lisu by country, sketches of Thailand, Myanmar, and China
  • Comparing national scenes: full of opportunities to be wrong
  • Thailand
  • Burma/Myanmar
  • China. Conclusions, and notes on where Lisu might go from here.