Quest for harmony the Moso traditions of sexual union and family life / Chuan-kang Shih.

Author/creator Shih, Chuan-kang
Format Electronic
Publication InfoStanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press,
Descriptionxiv, 329 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
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Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [305]-317) and index.
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LCCN 2009015733
ISBN9780804761994 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN080476199X

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