The Classification of Ethnic Groups in Ancient China

Ethnic classification is the process of establishing standards, such as shared ancestry, language, religious practices, cultural traditions, and geographical distributions, for categorizing ethnic groups. Tracing the history of China to its tribal origins, the book explores how the identities of the numerous ethnic groups in China were established and how these groups interact with one another. By comparing and contrasting exonyms and autonyms, the authors offer an insightful ethnographic analysis of the system for assigning ethnonyms. Drawing on a large body of research in history, folklore studies, archaeology and linguistics as well as a rich trove of primary sources, the book provides readers with a both expansive and in-depth look at how people understand their similarities with, differences from and relationship to one another.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction - Ethnic Classification in Northeast China - Ethnic Classification in Northern China - Ethnic Classification in the Northwest China - Ethnic Classification in the Southwest China - Ethnic Classification in Southern China

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Wang Wenguang is a professor and a doctor of history. He is a tutor for doctoral students majoring in the history of ethnic groups in China. His main research field is Chinese ethnic history.

Duan Hongyun is a researcher and a tutor for doctoral students. His main research fields are history of the peoples of southwest China and local history studies.

Zusammenfassung

Using geographic regions where ethnic groups developed as the spatial scope, and the timeline of Chinese historical periods and dynasties as the temporal sequence, this book shows how the Chinese people developed their civilization and eventually formed the great majority of today’s ethnic communities on their own land.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Hongyun Duan Hongyun, Duan Hongyun, Wenguang Wang Wenguang, Wang Wenguang
• Verlag: Peter Lang
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 29.03.2023
• EAN: 9781636670256
• ISBN: 978-1-63667-025-6
• Seiten: 242
• Abmessung: 150 mm x 17 mm x 225 mm
• Gewicht: 435 g
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Allgemeines, Lexika; China, Classification, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Groups, Social and cultural anthropology, Wang, ethnic, Ancient, Duan, Wang Wenguang, ancient ethnic groups, Liao, Song and Jin Dynasties, Wenguang, ethnic fusion, The Classification of Ethnic Groups in Ancient China, Pre-Qin Period, Hongyun, Duan Hongyun, ethnic differentiation, ethnic identification