Regional culture and social change : a study of Miao-inhabited areas of Southwest China / Yuhua Ma ; translated by Jiangcheng Zhang.

Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore, [2023]

xiv, 273 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

"This book explores Shimenkana Miao-inhabited area in Weining County, China and its rural society from a comprehensive and long-term perspective, drawing on research conducted by the author in the course of ten years. Located in the northwest of Weining County in Guizhou Province, Shimenkan is a multiethnic area, where, e.g., the Hans, Miaos, Yis, Huis, and Buyis live. Until the early twentieth century, it was a small mountain village; the introduction of Christianity led to significant cultural and social changes in this area. Focusing on China in the twentieth century, the book addresses the traditional culture of the Miao people, the popularity of Christianity in early modern times, the management and control by the government, the socialist reform in the period of the Peoples Republic of China, and the changes following the reform and opening-up in recent years. Covering a centurys worth of history, it discusses the major historical events in Northeastern Yunnan and Northwestern Guizhou around Shimenkan and analyzes local social structures, religions, ideologies, customs, and ethnic psychologies, making it a valuable addition to the study of regional social history. The book draws on archives, literature reviews, and field surveys and pursues a multi-disciplinary approach combining history, anthropology, and other disciplines. It offers a valuable resource for researchers in history, religion, and ethnology, as well as readers interested in the spread of Christianity in the Miao-inhabited areas of southwestern China"-- Provided by publisher, page 4 cover.

Study of Miao-inhabited areas of Southwest China

Electronic version: Ma, Yuhua, 1965- Regional culture and social change. Singapore : Springer, 2023

English

September 18, 2023

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-273).