TY - JOUR
T1 - On the historical transformation of the dragon boat race of the Miao in the Qingshui River region of Guizhou Province of China from a cultural anthropological perspective
AU - Meng, Meng
AU - Sogawa, Tsuneo
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The dragon boat race of the Miao is a large-scale agricultural sacrificial rite in the Qingshui River region of the Guizhou Province of China. A one-year-and-three-month field investigation and research project, based on the methodology and theory of cultural anthropology, were conducted, by which the related geographical surroundings, local production and life styles, people’s religious beliefs, social structure and customs and other relevant aspects have been studieded from the point of view of others, and the origins and historical transformation of the dragon boat race of the Miao are discussed here and elaborated on by an analysis of its complicated social and cultural phenomena to reveal an impression of Miao society which reflects the integration of enculturation, acculturation and socialization.
AB - The dragon boat race of the Miao is a large-scale agricultural sacrificial rite in the Qingshui River region of the Guizhou Province of China. A one-year-and-three-month field investigation and research project, based on the methodology and theory of cultural anthropology, were conducted, by which the related geographical surroundings, local production and life styles, people’s religious beliefs, social structure and customs and other relevant aspects have been studieded from the point of view of others, and the origins and historical transformation of the dragon boat race of the Miao are discussed here and elaborated on by an analysis of its complicated social and cultural phenomena to reveal an impression of Miao society which reflects the integration of enculturation, acculturation and socialization.
KW - Cultural anthropology
KW - Dragon boat race of Miao
KW - Historical transformation
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U2 - 10.1080/21640599.2016.1153243
DO - 10.1080/21640599.2016.1153243
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85006474648
VL - 5
SP - 35
EP - 50
JO - Asia Pacific Journal of Sport and Social Science
JF - Asia Pacific Journal of Sport and Social Science
SN - 2164-0602
IS - 1
ER -