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Religious beliefs of the Miao and I tribes in An-shun Kweichowarticle 1942 • Chen, Guojun & Tsao, Lien-en
Miao • Asia > East Asia
The religious life of the Miao and Miao-acculturated Chung-chia of the An-shun ara is described. Attention is given to the following topics: Chinese influence on religion (including ancestral ...Exorcismarticle 1944 • Ma, Hsüeh-liang & Tsao, Lien-en
Yi • Asia > East Asia
The author has written an account of an exorcizing ceremony that he personally observed at Wan-teh village, Mou-lien district, in the Wu-ting area (the town of Wu-ting is approximately 35 mile...Ancestor worship of the Lolo in Ch'êng-chiang, Yunnanarticle 1944 • Lei, Chin-liu & Tsao, Lien-en
Yi • Asia > East Asia
The author has written a short account of the religion of the Lolo of Ch'êng-chiang, with special emphasis on the position of bamboo, pine and pear trees in mythology and ceremonial, and on bu...A report on an investigation of the Miao of western Hunanbook chapter 1947 • Ling, Shun-sheng et al.
Miao • Asia > East Asia
This is an investigation of the Hunan Miao who were visited by Ling and Ruey in the spring and summer of 1933. Data in the chapters on history and geography and in chapters 6 and 7 on Miao off...Studies of Miao-I societies in Kweichowbook chapter 1942 • Wu Che-lin et al.
Miao • Asia > East Asia
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 S...