Stories from an Ancient Land

Perspectives on Wa History and Culture

von Magnus Fiskesjö

330 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The Wa people have a rich civilization of their own, and a deep history in the mountains of Southeast Asia. Their mythology suggests their land is the first place inhabited by humans, which they care for on behalf of the world. This book introduces aspects of Wa culture, including their approach to the world's troubles and the lessons others might learn from it. It also presents a new interpretation of Wa headhunting, questioning explanations that see it as a primitive custom, and instead placing it within the fraught history of the last few centuries.

• Reihe: Asian Anthropologies
• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie und Anthropologie Anthropologie Sozial- und Kulturanthropologie, Ethnographie
• ISBN: 9781789208870
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.08.2021
• Größe: 235 x 157 mm
• Verlag: Berghahn Books