TY - BOOK ID - 78677853 TI - The Nuosu Book of Origins : A Creation Epic from Southwest China AU - Zopqu, Jjivot AU - Aku, Wuwu AU - Bender, Mark PY - 2019 SN - 0295745703 9780295745701 9780295745688 0295745681 9780295745695 029574569X PB - University of Washington Press DB - UniCat KW - Folk poetry, Yi KW - Yi (Chinese people) KW - Mythology, Chinese KW - Creation KW - S11/1215 KW - S15/0750 KW - S16/0195 KW - Biblical cosmogony KW - Cosmogony KW - Natural theology KW - Teleology KW - Beginning KW - Biblical cosmology KW - Creation windows KW - Creationism KW - Evolution KW - Chinese mythology KW - Lolo (Chinese people) KW - Lolos KW - Ethnology KW - Tibeto-Burman peoples KW - Yi folk poetry KW - Yi poetry KW - Mythology KW - China: Social sciences--Works on national minorities and special groups: since 1949 KW - China: Language--Dialects: general and others KW - China: Literature and theatrical art--Thematic studies KW - Mythology, Chinese. KW - Folk poetry, Yi. KW - RELIGION / Comparative Religion KW - BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spirituality / Paganism & Neo-Paganism KW - Mythology. KW - Southwest China. KW - Southwest China KW - Anthologies: general UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78677853 AB - "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"-- ER -