Stories from an ancient land : perspectives on Wa history and culture
Bibliographie
- Auteurs : Fiskesjö Magnus ;
- ISBN : 978-1-78920-887-0, 1-78920-887-4
- Sujets : Wa (peuple d'Asie), Ethnologie, BurmaChina
- Comprend : Perspectives on Wa history and culture
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 volume (xiv-314 pages), : Illustrations, cartes, couverture illustrée en couleurs, 24 cm
- Pays de publication : États-Unis, Royaume-Uni
- Collection (notice d'ensemble) : Asian anthropologies, Volume 12,
Notes
La ressource est également disponible en version électronique ; Notes bibliographiques. Bibliographie p. [271]-308. Index
Résumé
'The Wa people have a rich civilization of their own, and a deep history in the mountains of Southeast Asia. Their mythology suggests their land is the first place inhabited by humans, which they care for on behalf of the world. This book introduces aspects of Wa culture, including their approach to the world's troubles and the lessons others might learn from it. It also presents a new interpretation of Wa headhunting, questioning explanations that see it as a primitive custom, and instead placing it within the fraught history of the last few centuries'