The Gu: An Anthropological Viewpoint on the Stigmatization of the Miao-Yao People
The Gu in Chinese “蛊”, is a kind of witchcraft. There are still some unfounded rumors that the keepers of the Gu gather hundreds of worms and perform magic arts in order to murder for gain. However, as it coincided with the southern environment, local diseases and regional culture, from the Sui and...
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Hmong Studies Journal
2020-07-01
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Online Access: | https://www.hmongstudiesjournal.org/uploads/4/5/8/7/4587788/yongshi_hsj_21.pdf |