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Naxi Zu xiang xing wen jing dian mu lu]

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Sino-Tibetan (Other)
Pages
3342

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Subjects

Texts, Shamanism, Rituals, Naxi Manuscripts

Places

Yunnan Sheng, Washington (D.C.), China
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Table of Contents

A. Sacrifices to Heaven (160 manuscripts) = Ji tian
B. Sacrifices to the Highest Deity (196 manuscripts) = Ji Shi luo
C. Sacrifices to the Serpent King (263 manuscripts) = Ji Long wang
D. Romance and Love-related Ceremonies (190 manuscripts) = Ji feng
E. Sacrifices to the Deceased (345 manuscripts) = Ji Si zhe
F. Blocking Malicious Ghosts (151 manuscripts) = Guan si men
G. Prayers for Longevity (096 manuscripts) = Qiu shou
H. Aspirations for Wisdom (066 Manuscripts) = Ji xian
I. Sacrifices to The God of Bravery and Victory (107 manuscripts) = Ji Sheng li
J. Ancestral Worship (183 manuscripts) = Ji zu - K. Casting out Evil Spirits (237 manuscripts) = Chu sui
L. For a Better Reincarnation (226 manuscripts) = Ti sheng
M. Divination (127 manuscripts) = Zhan bu
N. Ghosts and Spirits (365 manuscripts) = Gui shen lei
O. Naxi Pictographic Art (063 manuscripts) = Hui hua
P. Virginia Harrison Photostat Collection (573 manuscripts ; subarranged according to categories A-N: A001-012, B001-084, C001-012, D001-099, E001-077, F001-061, G001-032, H001-014, I001-009, K001-030, L001-091, M001-004, N001-048)
880-04

Edition Notes

Manuscripts written by Naxi priests; annotated catalog prepared by Zhu Baotian.

Category D, item NZC262-263 are gifts from Chris Ringwalt; Category P includes 573 manuscripts, in photostat format, from Virginia Harrison in 1935.

Restricted; Material extremly fragile; Access by appointment only.

Selected items from the collection are also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site under the title: Selections from the Naxi manuscript collection.

Two acquisitions: 1689 manuscripts from Joseph Rock between 1924 and 1945; 1073 manuscipts from Quentin Roosevelt in 1941; one gift collection of 2 manuscripts from Chris Ringwalt in 2001.

Scholar Collector Joseph Rock, botanist and linguist, went on National Geographic Society expeditions in 1930's.

All manuscripts are in Naxi with annotations, a partial translation, in Chinese.

A detailed finding aid is available.

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Other Titles
Naxi Zu xiang xing wen jing dian mu lu, Selections from the Naxi manuscript collection.

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Library of Congress
CLC Naxi Collection Chinese Cage

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3342 pictographic manuscripts
Number of pages
3342

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OL31481717M
LCCN
99476222

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