Shih, Chuan-kang.

Quest for harmony the Moso traditions of sexual union and family life / [electronic resource] : Chuan-kang Shih. - Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2010. - xiv, 329 p. : ill., maps.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-317) and index.

The people and their history -- Political structure and cultural environment of traditional Moso society -- Tisese: the primary pattern of institutionalized sexual union -- Marriage: the secondary pattern of institutionalized sexual union -- Matrilineal descent and matrilineal ideology -- The Moso social organization: the domestic group and the descent group -- Navigating through the web of social relations -- Household life among the Moso -- The unusual Moso gender system -- Religions and rituals among the Moso.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
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2013.
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Naxi (Chinese people)--Sexual behavior.
Naxi (Chinese people)--Kinship.
Naxi (Chinese people)--Social life and customs.
Matrilineal kinship--China, Southwest.
Sex role--China, Southwest.


Electronic books.

DS731.N39 / S55 2010eb

305.895/4

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