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Peoples of the Golden Triangle

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This excellent book is a must for anyone interested in the remaining hilltribes of S.E. Asia. Very well researched and photographed. The information on the hilltribe jewelry is the most comprehensive I have ever seen.

Life transition ceremonies (birth, death, adolescence, marriage), clothing, agricultural implements, personal and abode ornamentation, spiritual rituals detailed. Descriptions of social customs and beliefs assist understanding of dilemmas outlined in Healing by Heart: Clinical and Ethical Case Stories of Hmong Families and Western Providers by Kathleen A Culhane-Pera Healing by Heart: Clinical and Ethical Case Stories of Hmong Families and Western Providers. Recommended for photos with narrative specifics enabling one to visualize each tribal unity. Ironically missionaries like the Lewis' impugn the rights of tribes to self-determine animist belief and ritual, and undermine parental authority by teachings separate from historical cultural tribal wisdom, ultimately contaminating and diluting cultures so richly described in this volume.

This is a superb book. The photographs are many, covering all aspects of these people's lives. The narrative is arranged magnificently: language, customs, etc., etc.

This book should be in everyone's home, who is interested in the peoples of the Golden Triangle.

By the way, Paul Lewis is my cousin.