Lak chang: a reconstruction of Tai identity in Daikong
Title (alternative):
Reconstruction of Tai identity in Daikong
Object category:
Elektronische Ressource
Person/Institution:
Publisher:
ANU E Press
Ort:
Acton, A.C.T.
Date:
2008
Language:
Englisch
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Object text:
Yos Santasombat
Includes bibliographical references
English
Includes bibliographical references
English
Inhalt:
Introduction. Historical Studies of the Tai Yai: A Brief Sketch -- The Ethnography of Tai Yai in Yunnan -- Ethnic Identity and the Construction of an Imagined Tai Community -- Scope and Purpose of this Study -- 1. The Setting. Daikong and the Chinese Revolution -- Land Reform -- Tai Peasants and Cooperative Farming -- The Commune -- Daikong and the Cultural Revolution -- Lak Chang Today -- 2. Agricultural and Economic Patterns -- Yearly Agricultural Cycle -- Land Tenure -- Cooperative Work Groups -- Animal Raising -- Non-Agricultural Production -- Household Income and Expenditure -- 3. Kinship and Marriage in Daikong. The Family and the Village Community -- Family Relations -- Choice of a Marriage Partner -- The Wedding in Lak Chang -- Sex and Marriage -- Family and the Life Cycle -- 4. Political and Social Organisations. The Chaopha -- Council of Ministers -- Poo Heng and Poo Kay -- Social Classes -- Social Groups and Organisations -- Political Organisations and Social Changes -- 5. Religious Beliefs and Rituals. Buddhism and Animism in Daily Life -- Beliefs and Rituals in Tai Society -- Annual Rituals and Celebrations in Daikong -- Death and Life-Cycle Rituals -- Life Crisis Rituals -- Beliefs, Rituals and Social Change -- 6. Gender Roles and Gender Relations. Gender Roles in Tai Culture -- The Concept of Male Supremacy -- Gender Roles and Social Expectation -- Gender Roles in Changing Times -- 7. Continuity and Reconstruction of Tai Ethnic Identity. Symbolic Resistance and Reconstruction of Ethnic Identity -- Rice: Symbolic Resistance against Cultural Supremacy -- Poi Festivals, Buddhism and Tai Community -- Marriage, Farmland and the Reproduction of an Imagined Community.
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