Research on the Clan Culture of Ancient Ethnic Minorities in Northwest China

Author: Liao Yang
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: This book employs an interdisciplinary research methodology combining archaeology, history, ethnology, folkloristics, and religious studies. It is the first to systematically and deeply explore the origins and manifestations of feudal culture among ancient ethnic minorities in Northwest China from a feudal perspective, integrating an analysis of the functions of feudal culture. The analysis of the forms of feudal culture in Northwest China's ancient ethnic minorities follows an explanatory model that organically combines historical dimensions with cultural diversity, emphasizing the applicability of models explaining cultural diversity and unity. It attempts to examine the cultural landscape of the social development of ancient ethnic minorities in Northwest China from the perspective of "feudal culture." The book outlines the connections, interactions, and interdependent development relationships between Northwest and some northern ancient ethnic minorities and the Central Plains Han Chinese regions from the perspective of feudal culture. It represents a successful new attempt in the study of ethnic relations history in China and is suitable for university teachers and students, researchers in research institutions, as well as enthusiasts of ethnology, ethnic history, cultural history, and historical anthropology.