The Nuosu Book of Origins: A Creation Epic from Southwest China

"The two scholars are perfect collaborators. Between them, they found a rare version of the epic written in the Yi script, produced an accurate translation, and added to it a comprehensive and insightful introductory treatise to Yi culture."

Journal of Folklore Research

"[A]n outstanding success...will undoubtedly be an essential primary source for scholars of Yi studies."

Bulletin of SOAS

"[R]emarkable book...presents a world apart from ?Western? worldviews but at the same time inspires the readers to re?ect on and understand other worldviews and to scrutinize our own."

China Review International

"Poetic in form, the narrative provides insights into how a clan- and caste-based society organizesitself, dictates ethics, relates to other ethnic groups, and adapts to a harsh environment."

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