The Ethnic Groups and Religious Beliefs of Southern China in the Transformation Period Shown as in the Example of the Hunan Province

• Authors: Zdanowski Jerzy , Sławiński Roman
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article, based on fieldwork, is concerned with ethnicity and religious traditions of inhabitants of the Hunan province in Southern China. The authors distinguish two different type of Sinicization taking place in the province: voluntary Sinicization, which is due to internal migration, and extraneous Sinicization, caused by intentional activities of the government.

Keywords

EN

Sinicization; Southern China; Hunan Province; Ethnicity

• Publisher: Instytut Kultur Śródziemnomorskich i Orientalnych PAN
• Journal: Acta Asiatica Varsoviensia
• Year: 2015
• Issue: 28
• Pages: 203-211

Dates

published

2015-12-01

Contributors

author

Zdanowski Jerzy

• Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures of the Polish Academy of Sciences

author

Sławiński Roman

• Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures of the Polish Academy of Sciences

References

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