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Kinship system of the Loloarticle 1946 • Lin, Yaohua
Yi • Asia > East Asia
This is a careful description of the Yi kinship and genealogical system, including 11 pages of charts. The data was collected during a 250-mile excursion in the southern part of Liangshan in southwestern Sichuan Province....Culture summaryessay 2011 • Lin, Yaohua
Yi • Asia > East Asia
This is a culture summary of the Yi. Information is presented on major aspects of Yi culture....Culture Summaryessay 2012 • Lin, Yaohua & Bilik, Naran
Manchu • Asia > East Asia
This is a culture summary of the Manchu. Information is presented on major aspects of the Manchu culture....The Lolo of Liang-shanBook 1947 • Lin, Yaohua & Pan, Ju Shu
Yi • Asia > East Asia
This source is a general account of the Lolo by a renown Chinese anthropologist. The author describes class organization, economic activities and labor division, marriage and kinship systems, political organization and religious beliefs. A considerab...