A Mountain Crossing Passport (過山榜) of the Iu Mien People: An Ethno-Textual Analysis

This inquiry is anethno-textual critical analysis of a scroll Jiex Sen Borngv, a Chinese document that narrates the legend of the Iu Mien people. The document, also known as the Imperial Decree of Ping Huang, has been interpreted as a history, a fake, and an interethnic negoti...

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Main Authors: T. Daniel Arisawa, Chayanin Phansrisuwan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Humanities, Chiang Mai University 2023-11-01
Series:Journal of Integrative and Innovative Humanities
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Online Access:https://so07.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/DJIIH/article/view/3482/2409
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description This inquiry is anethno-textual critical analysis of a scroll Jiex Sen Borngv, a Chinese document that narrates the legend of the Iu Mien people. The document, also known as the Imperial Decree of Ping Huang, has been interpreted as a history, a fake, and an interethnic negotiation. The investigation proposes a fourth interpretation: the document contains an infiltration pejorative message. The study compares the scroll with three other manuscripts, examining their linguistic and cultural aspects. The aim is to make the document understandable to the Iu Mien, particularly the young ones who do not know Chinese. The study also hopes to stimulate a discussion on the Iu Mien’s ethnic identity, guided by Joshua A. Fishman’s questions: “Who are we?, From where do we come?, What is special about us?”.
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spelling doaj-art-ffad470d728c46f985c7dd9993ffa3f62025-08-20T03:24:03ZengFaculty of Humanities, Chiang Mai UniversityJournal of Integrative and Innovative Humanities3056-97612023-11-013238102A Mountain Crossing Passport (過山榜) of the Iu Mien People: An Ethno-Textual AnalysisT. Daniel Arisawa0Chayanin Phansrisuwan1Iu Mien Mother-Language Preservation and Development CenterChiang Rai Rajabhat UniversityThis inquiry is anethno-textual critical analysis of a scroll Jiex Sen Borngv, a Chinese document that narrates the legend of the Iu Mien people. The document, also known as the Imperial Decree of Ping Huang, has been interpreted as a history, a fake, and an interethnic negotiation. The investigation proposes a fourth interpretation: the document contains an infiltration pejorative message. The study compares the scroll with three other manuscripts, examining their linguistic and cultural aspects. The aim is to make the document understandable to the Iu Mien, particularly the young ones who do not know Chinese. The study also hopes to stimulate a discussion on the Iu Mien’s ethnic identity, guided by Joshua A. Fishman’s questions: “Who are we?, From where do we come?, What is special about us?”.https://so07.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/DJIIH/article/view/3482/2409iu mienyao charterjie sen borngtextual criticismethnic identity
spellingShingle T. Daniel Arisawa
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A Mountain Crossing Passport (過山榜) of the Iu Mien People: An Ethno-Textual Analysis
Journal of Integrative and Innovative Humanities
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yao charter
jie sen borng
textual criticism
ethnic identity
title A Mountain Crossing Passport (過山榜) of the Iu Mien People: An Ethno-Textual Analysis
title_full A Mountain Crossing Passport (過山榜) of the Iu Mien People: An Ethno-Textual Analysis
title_fullStr A Mountain Crossing Passport (過山榜) of the Iu Mien People: An Ethno-Textual Analysis
title_full_unstemmed A Mountain Crossing Passport (過山榜) of the Iu Mien People: An Ethno-Textual Analysis
title_short A Mountain Crossing Passport (過山榜) of the Iu Mien People: An Ethno-Textual Analysis
title_sort mountain crossing passport 過山榜 of the iu mien people an ethno textual analysis
topic iu mien
yao charter
jie sen borng
textual criticism
ethnic identity
url https://so07.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/DJIIH/article/view/3482/2409
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