por pedroceinos | Feb 21, 2021 | ethnic-groups, Naxi
The Llubhu, women shamans of the Naxi The Llubhu, women shamans of the Naxi The llubhu (also called sunyi) are the Naxi sorcerers or sorceresses. In ancient days they were always women, mediums who went into trances and claimed to see ghosts, the spirit of the...
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...
por pedroceinos | Dic 22, 2020 | ethnic-groups, zhuang
We are lucky- A list of free books about the Zhuang Free books about the Zhuang Fortunately for the lovers of the Zhuang nationality culture and language, there are some books, freely available to all the interested readers. Here, there is a list of the books we know...
por pedroceinos | Dic 20, 2020 | books, culture
The path to Nirvana in the Kunming Dharani Pillar The path to Nirvana in the Kunming Dharani Pillar The main courtyard of the Kunming Municipal Museum houses one of the most original art-works from the time of the Dali Kingdom (937-1253 CE) in Yunnan. It is called...
por pedroceinos | Dic 20, 2020 | ethnic-groups
The world of Naxi nationality Dongba deities The Naxi people believe that every object, animal, plant, or natural phenomena has its own spirit. In the Dongba scriptures more than 2,400 spirits can be found. The sky, earth, sun, moon, mountains, water, wind, and even...
