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The Nuosu Book of Origins - A Creation Epic from Southwest China (Hardcover)
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The Nuosu Book of Origins - A Creation Epic from Southwest China (Hardcover)
Series: Studies on Ethnic Groups in China
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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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