Fame, fate-fortune, and tokens of value among the Nuosu of Southwest China

Social Analysis

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 56-72

  Swancutt, Katherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fame; Fate fortune; Nuosu; Obligation; Ordeal; Pricelessness; Southwest china; Tokens of value

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864080303     PISSN: 0155977X     EISSN: 15585727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3167/sa.2012.560205     Document Type: Article

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