TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wang Wenguang
AU  - Duan Hongyun
PY  - 2023
CY  - New York, United States of America
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 9781636670263
TI  - The Classification of Ethnic Groups in Ancient China
DO  - 10.3726/b20446
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1290331
N2  - 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.
KW  - The Classification of Ethnic Groups in Ancient China, Wang Wenguang, Duan Hongyun, China, Liao, Song and Jin Dynasties, Pre-Qin Period, ancient ethnic groups, ethnic identification, ethnic differentiation, ethnic fusion
LA  - English
ER  -