A society without fathers or husbands
A society without fathers or husbands: the Na of China Cai Hua; translated by Asti Hustvedt
Publisher: New York : Zone Books ; 2001.
ISBN: 1890951129
DDC: 306.8089951
LCC: DS731
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 499-505).
A Note on the Transcription of Na and Chinese Words --Pt. 1.The
Context.1.General Presentation.Identity.Geography of the Yongning
Region.The Lines of Communication.The Economy.The Administration of
Yongning.II.Social Stratification until 1956.Rules of
Conduct.Sipi.Dzeka.We.III.The Political Regime until 1956.An Overview
of the Tusi System in China.The Political Regime of the Na Tusi.The
Division of the Yongning Region into Two Zones.The Traditional Rights
of Commoners.IV.Landownership: The System until 1956.Public Land.The
Shifts in Landownership.Land Owned by Aristocratic Lignees.Land Owned
by Commoner Lignees.Land Owned by Serfs.Land Owned by the
Village.Taxes and Tributes.V.Religions.The Daba.The Lamaist Monks.The
Political Role of the Buddhist Organization.VI.Neighboring Ethnic
Groups.Characteristics of the Neighboring Ethnic Groups.The Zhifu's
Attitude toward Immigration --bnatoc
Pt. 2.Kinship and the Modality of Sexual Life.VII.The Foundation of
the Na Kinship System.Genealogical Survey.The Concept of
Procreation.Consanguinity.The Residence.The Nomenclature of
Kinship.Adoption.The Breakup of a Lignee.Larger Social
Groupings.Reciprocity.Birth.The Name of the Lignee.Puberty.VIII.The
Further Visit.Definition.Forming the Relationship.The Process of the
Visit.The Selection Criteria.The Exchange of Gifts.The Multiplicity
of Partners and the Discontinuity of Relationships.Case
Studies.Jealousy and Fidelity.Intra - and Inter-Village Relations.The
Behavior of the Different Age-Groups.Disputes between
Villages.Interethnic Relations.The Question of Prostitution.Men as
Genitors and Children as "Bastards"The Norms that Regulate the Acia
Relationship.The Sixteen Elementary Combinations of the Acia
Relationship.IX.The Conspicuous Visit.Definition.Forming the
Relationship.The Meal Ritual.The Exchanging of Gifts.bnatoc
The Process of the Conspicuous Visit.The Sexual Privilege.Jealousy
and Tolerance.The Independence of the dhu zi dhu mi.The Norms
Regulating the dhu zi dhu mi
Relationship.X.Cohabitation.Definition.Types of
Cohabitation.Breakdown of the Cohabitation Types.Zo min and mu
min.The Prerequisite Condition for Cohabitation.The Norms Regulating
Cohabitation.XI.The Marriage of the Only Son as a Type.Definition.The
Request to Give a Young Woman.The Ceremonies.Hinshuba and Chumi.The
Spouses' Rights and Responsibilities.Min kru: Jealousy and
Tolerance.The Newlyweds' Children in the New Household.The Kinship
Terminology for Married Couples.The Dissolution of the Matrimonial
Relationship.Why Someone Would Choose Marriage.The Norms Regulating
Marriage.XII.Kinship in the Zhifu's Family.The Rule for Transmission
of Consanguinity and Status.The Modality of Sexual Life.Daily
Behavior.Inheritance.Kinship Terminology for the Zhifu.bnatoc
About the Zhifu's Kinship Group.The General Administrator's
Household.The Displacement of Power.The Modality of Sexual Life for
the Last Zhifu's Descendants.The Governmental Rules Regarding the
Transfer of the Zhifu's Power.XIII.The Matrimonial Reforms: 1959-74
and 1980s-90s.Na Moral Standards as Viewed by the Local
Government.The First Reform (1958): The Advocacy of Monogamy.The
Second and Third Reforms (1966 and 1971): The Imposition of
Monogamy.The Fourth Reform (1974): The Imposition of Monogamy through
Administrative Constraints.The Villagers' Reactions.The Current
Situation --Pt. 3.Comparison and Theoretical Discussion.XIV.The
Modalities of Sexual Life.The Comparison of the Four Modalities of
Sexual Life.What is Marriage?Further Comparison.Why Marriage and Why
the Visit?XV.Various Types of Domestic Groups.What is a Family?A
Comparison of Various Na Domestic Groups with the
Family.XVI.Conclusion.bnatoc
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