The Ersu Shaba Pictographic Writing System

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The Ersu are a Qiangic people living in southern SìchuanProvince. A diminishing number of Ersu religious practitioners known as shaba employ a pictographic writing system described in Sun Hongkai's 1982 article that is the subject of this translation. An introduction provides background on Sun Hongkai and the theoretical framework he employs to describe the Ersu shaba pictographic writing system; additional footnotes and a map provide further context.

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The Ersu Shaba Pictographic Writing System

TitleThe Ersu Shaba Pictographic Writing System
Publication TypeJournal Article
JournalAsian Highlands Perspectives
Volume1
Start Page159
Pagination159-186
ISSN1835-7741
Other NumbersLibrary of Congress Control Number: 2008944256
Sort Order 001
Citation Keyplacul912