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Asian Highlands Perspectives, Volume 7: Passions and Colored Sleeves 7 by Limusishiden (Le Dechun), Jugui (Lu Wangfang) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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This genre-bending work takes the novel down paths not often walked for it documents a dying culture by a couple of this cultural group, provides elaborate footnotes sure to interest the anthropologically-minded reader, has portions that are biography and history, and more. Its richly detailed description of folk and religious practices, family interactions and breadth in the number and types of scenes and vignettes provide valuable records of what was, or might have been. The story is set in China's largest province – Qinghai – best known for Koknor, the great inland lake and, more recently, the devastating earthquake in Yushu in 2010. Within this vast land is situated Huzhu Mongghul (Tu) Autonomous County, where the characters in this novel dwell. Noted by nineteenth century Western explorers, the Tu are one of China's fifty-six official nationalities. Speaking a language with close links to Mongolian, the Mongghul are much influenced by Tibetan religion, while retaining, as this novel details, many complex folk religious beliefs and practices. The novel begins a year before the advent of the twentieth century and ends a century later, spanning a time when Mongghul culture was vi

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Author

Limusishiden (Le Dechun), Jugui (Lu Wangfang)

Publisher

Asian Highland Perspectives

Published

2010

Language

EN

Category

nonfiction