book chapter
Studies of Miao-I societies in Kweichow
Wen-t'ung Book Co. • Kweiyang, China • Published In 1942 • Pages:
By: Wu Che-lin, Ch'en Kuo-chün, Tsao, Lien-en.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document describes the non-Chinese inhabitants of South China. In addition to Miao, the Shan-Thai are discussed, and two chapters dealing with them exclusively have been indexed for the Shan-Thai (AL03) collection. In addition to a general information, detailed descriptions are given of the dress of various Miao groups, their cultural differences, religion, folklore, and daily life.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Ethos
- Cultural participation
- Recreational and non-therapeutic drugs
- Diet
- Childbirth
- Abortion and infanticide
- Magical and mental therapy
- Rest days and holidays
- Arranging a marriage
- Verbal arts
- Burial practices and funerals
- Animism
- Spirits and gods
- Organized ceremonial
- Mythology
- Prayers and sacrifices
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Miao
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2009
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- East Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- James R. Leary
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1939-1941
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1900-1942
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Kweichow Province, China
- NotesAdditional notes
- [by] Che-lin Wu, Ch'en Kuo-chnn and others ; translation by Lien-en Tsao
- Translation of: [Kweichow Miao-I she-hui yen-chiu].
- The original Chinese text is not available in the HRAF Collection
- Translated from the Chinese for the Human Relations Area Files by Lien-en Tsao.
- Several chapters are not included
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Ethnology--Hmong (Asian people)/Ethnology--China--Kweichow Province