por pedroceinos | Dic 29, 2020 | books, culture
Violence and cannibalism in the Five Dynasties l l Violence and cannibalism in the Five Dynasties When one begins to know the history of China, one concentrates its readings on its brilliant moments, on those great dynasties that expanded the territory, recreated...
por pedroceinos | Dic 28, 2020 | ethnic-groups, myths, wa
The creation of the world among the Wa of China The creation of the world among the Wa of China As soon as the heaven was formed, it looked like the back of a toad, full of lumps and protrusions, it was very ugly. The god Li[i] extended his hands and was polishing...
por pedroceinos | Dic 27, 2020 | ethnic-groups
The Jinuo, descendants of the uncle The Jinuo, descendants of the uncle The Jino, with a population of only 21.500 persons (in 2005) are one of the smallest minorities in China and the last to be officially recognized as such, as they were designated a national...
por pedroceinos | Dic 26, 2020 | books, culture
DRAMATIC ART IN CHINA AT THE END OF THE DYNASTIC REGIME oyaaDuring a break in my studies, the afternoon of Christmas Eve I was looking through a cabinet in which I have some somewhat old books bought on various occasions at flea markets in Beijing and Shanghai. After...
por pedroceinos | Dic 25, 2020 | books, culture
The value of the Taotejing, the sacred book of the Taoists In Peter Goullart The Monastery of the Jade Mountain. Unlike the Bible and the Koran. the Taoteking does not refer to the historical processes which led men, or rather a particular tribe among men, to the idea...
