The Nuosu Book of Origins
Open-access edition: DOI 10.6069/9780295745701 The Nuosu people, who were once overlords of vast tracts of farmland and forest in the uplands of southern Sichuan and neighboring provinces, are the largest division of the Yi ethnic group in southwest China. Their creation epic plots the origins of th...
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| description | Open-access edition: DOI 10.6069/9780295745701 The Nuosu people, who were once overlords of vast tracts of farmland and forest in the uplands of southern Sichuan and neighboring provinces, are the largest division of the Yi ethnic group in southwest China. Their creation epic plots the origins of the cosmos, the sky and earth, and the living beings of land and water. This translation is a rare example in English of Indigenous ethnic literature from China. Transmitted in oral and written forms for centuries among the Nuosu, The Book of Origins is performed by bimo priests and other tradition-bearers. Poetic in form, the narrative provides insights into how a clan- and caste-based society organizes itself, dictates ethics, relates to other ethnic groups, and adapts to a harsh environment. A comprehensive introduction to the translation describes the land and people, summarizes the work’s themes, and discusses the significance of The Book of Origins for the understanding of folk epics, ethnoecology, and ethnic relations. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1216172025-03-20T17:22:13Z The Nuosu Book of Origins Anthologies: general Social and cultural anthropology Folklore, myths and legends Open-access edition: DOI 10.6069/9780295745701 The Nuosu people, who were once overlords of vast tracts of farmland and forest in the uplands of southern Sichuan and neighboring provinces, are the largest division of the Yi ethnic group in southwest China. Their creation epic plots the origins of the cosmos, the sky and earth, and the living beings of land and water. This translation is a rare example in English of Indigenous ethnic literature from China. Transmitted in oral and written forms for centuries among the Nuosu, The Book of Origins is performed by bimo priests and other tradition-bearers. Poetic in form, the narrative provides insights into how a clan- and caste-based society organizes itself, dictates ethics, relates to other ethnic groups, and adapts to a harsh environment. A comprehensive introduction to the translation describes the land and people, summarizes the work’s themes, and discusses the significance of The Book of Origins for the understanding of folk epics, ethnoecology, and ethnic relations. 2023-11-16T11:59:56Z 2023-11-16T11:59:56Z 2023-08-28T08:11:11Z 2019 book ONIX_20230828_9780295745701_30 OCN: 1086523172 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/75818 9780295745701 9780295745688 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/121617 eng Studies on Ethnic Groups in China open access image/png image/png image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/75818/8/9780295745701.epub https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/75818/8/9780295745701.epub https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/75818/1/9780295745701.pdf University of Washington Press University of Washington Press 10.6069/9780295745701 10.6069/9780295745701 05b43d6c-b025-4c47-9778-32ac09131cc4 9780295745701 9780295745688 University of Washington Press 272 Seattle open access |
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| title | The Nuosu Book of Origins |
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