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

Quest for harmony : the Moso traditions of sexual union and family life /

This is a comprehensive ethnographic study about the Moso, a matrilineal group in Southwest China, whose unique traditions are bound to change accepted notions of marriage, kinship, the family, and gender relations.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Shih, Chuan-kang
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2010.
Subjects:	Naxi (Chinese people) > Sexual behavior. Naxi (Chinese people) > Kinship. Naxi (Chinese people) > Social life and customs. Matrilineal kinship > China, Southwest. Sex role > China, Southwest.
Online Access:	Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:	ProQuest Ebook Central

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Summary:	This is a comprehensive ethnographic study about the Moso, a matrilineal group in Southwest China, whose unique traditions are bound to change accepted notions of marriage, kinship, the family, and gender relations.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 329 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-317) and index.
ISBN:	9780804773447 0804773440
Source of Description, Etc. Note:	Print version record.