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Suicide for Love:A Surviving Custom of the Naxi and Lahu People in China

Jianjun Li

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As a unique and ancient custom,committing suicide for love is of long-standing and particular prominence among the Naxi people in Lijiang and the Lahu people in Lancang of China's Yunnan Province.This surviving custom is attributed to some profound historical,cultural and religious factors.

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As a unique and ancient custom,committing suicide for love is of long-standing and particular prominence among the Naxi people in Lijiang and the Lahu people in Lancang of China's Yunnan Province.This surviving custom is attributed to some profound historical,cultural and religious factors.

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As a unique and ancient custom,committing suicide for love is of long-standing and particular prominence among the Naxi people in Lijiang and the Lahu people in Lancang of China's Yunnan Province.This surviving custom is attributed to some profound historical,cultural and religious factors.

Key concepts: Naxi, China, History, Geography, Psychology, Gender studies, Sociology, Archaeology

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