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Jianfang Chu
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Nanjing University
Jiangsu
Language: Chinese, English
Socio-Cultural Anthropology
Theories
Methods
Economic Anthropology
Ethnic Studies
Cultural Studies
Fieldwork
Ethnography
Ritual Studies
Symbolism
Areas of Focus
- Theories and Methods of Socio-Cultural Anthropology
- Economic Anthropology
- Ethnic Studies
Work Experience
- 2003-09 to Present - Nanjing University - Associate Professor at the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2000-09 to 2003-08 PhD in Law: Peking University
- 2011-08 to 2012-06 Freeman Project Visiting Scholar and Associate Researcher: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Publications
- Between Humans and Gods: Ritual Life, Economic Ethics, and Hierarchical Order in a Dai Village in Mangshi, Yunnan, Jianfang Chu, 2005
- The Nuer: A Description of the Modes of Livelihood and Political Institutions of a Nilotic People (Translation), Jianfang Chu, 2014
- This Life and the Afterlife: An Anthropological Study of the Living Buddhism and Wealth Practices of the Dai People in Mangshi, Jianfang Chu, 2019
- Karma Belief, Moral Wealth View, and Social Order in a Dai Village in Mangshi, Jianfang Chu, 2016
- Understanding Human Speech: Life Ethics, Traditional Education, and Social Control in a Dai Village in Mangshi, Jianfang Chu, 2014
- Religion, Morality, and Social Integration: Reflections on Weber's Propositions from the Social Form and Changes of the Dai People in Mangshi, Jianfang Chu, 2014
- Individual and Society: Life Ethics, Ritual Practices, and Social Structure in a Dai Village in Mangshi, Yunnan Province, Jianfang Chu, 2014
- The 'Zaga' Ritual of the Dai People in Mangshi and Its Age Groups and Social Life, Jianfang Chu, 2013
- Manufacturing Tradition: A Study on the Dai Water Splashing Festival and Its Related New Year Discourse, Jianfang Chu, 2010
