Life in a Kam village in southwest China, 1930-1949 / by Ou Chaoquan ; translated by D. Norman Geary.
Although this unique insider's account of minority life in China is clearly a book in itself, it is also the sequel to the much-acclaimed The Kam People of China (Geary, Ou and others, 2003). It describes the hitherto scarcely researched culture of people from Xiangye village, in an untraveled...
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| Superior document: | Sinica Leidensia, v. 80 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2007 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Sinica Leidensia ;
v. 80. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (312 p.) |
| Notes: | English translation of unpublished Chinese manuscript; hence no Chinese uniform title. |
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Table of Contents:
- Location
- Langdong
- The name 'Kam'
- The villagers
- Physical characteristics of the people
- The village
- Farming
- Spinning and weaving
- Thrifty people
- Mornings and evenings
- Food
- Mealtime etiquette
- Drinks
- Clothing
- Coming-of-age
- Courtship by night
- Courtship by day
- Intimidating situations for young women
- Matchmakers
- Engagement ceremony
- Marriage and divorce
- Unorthodox marriages
- Marriage relationships
- The distinction in culture between men and women
- Clan-centred community
- Pipe-smoking elders
- No beggars or thieves
- Monotonous and primitive music
- Festivals and celebrations
- Children
- Survival in the midst of suffering
- Author's postscript
- Translator's postscript.