The Monguors of the Kansu-Tibetan frontier
Book 1957 • Schram, Louis

Monguor • Asia > East Asia
This monograph is the second of three projected parts of the study of Monguors of the Kansu-Tibetan Frontier. Father Schram presents the religious life of the Monguor in both historical and a structural-functional frame work. The study covers: (1) th...

The Monguors of the Kansu-Tibetan frontier
Book 1961 • Schram, Louis

Monguor • Asia > East Asia
This is a historical study of the Monguor clans in Huangchung during the Ming and Ch'ing dynasties (1368-1911), based on the Annals of Hsinging and the Annals of Kansu. Father Schram, 'in order to make the history understandable,' begins his study fr...

The Monguors of the Kansu-Tibetan frontier
Book 1954 • Schram, Louis & Lattimore, Owen

Monguor • Asia > East Asia
This study concentrates on the clan and family life of the Monguor who live just east of Kokonor, on the Kansu-Chinghai boundary. Special attention is given to the effects of Chinese indirect rule upon Monguor social organization; i.e., the transform...

Marriage among the T'u-jen of Kansu (China)
book chapter 1932 • Schram, Louis & Winchell, Jean H.

Monguor • Asia > East Asia
This is a detailed ethnohistorical study of marriage among the T'ou-jen of Kansu, based on the author's ten years residence among the people. Data are included on the mode of marriage, the process of arranging marriage, the patterns of nuptial rites,...