Wen Shixian
Biographic Data
| ID | 8753919 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wen Shixian |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wen |
| FAMILY NAME | Shixian |
| SIGNATURE | SHIXIAN W |
| AFFILIATIONS | South China Normal University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Transcendent Patterning of Medical Pluralism
Based on ethnographic fieldwork on the medical practices of Miao internal migrants in China, in this article we critique the hierarchical and discrete ontologies of "pluralism" prevalent in anthropological studies of medical pluralism. It examines how Miao migrants construct an informal pluralistic medical system that integrates shamanistic ritual healing, herbalism, and "folk" biomedicine within a pragmatically grounded yet spiritually coherent …
Pro-Poor Tourism and Local Practices
Pro-poor tourism increases net benefits for the poor or directs profits back into the community by employing local staff and manufacturing. Existing studies have provided a theoretical understanding of how pro-poor tourism can produce environmental, economic, social, and cultural impacts. Little research has been conducted on the power dynamics that are specific to pro-poor tourism, especially in developing countries. This study contributes to pr…
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Pro-Poor Tourism and Local Practices
Pro-poor tourism increases net benefits for the poor or directs profits back into the community by employing local staff and manufacturing. Existing studies have provided a theoretical understanding of how pro-poor tourism can produce environmental, economic, social, and cultural impacts. Little research has been conducted on the power dynamics that are specific to pro-poor tourism, especially in developing countries. This study contributes to pr…
The Transcendent Patterning of Medical Pluralism
Based on ethnographic fieldwork on the medical practices of Miao internal migrants in China, in this article we critique the hierarchical and discrete ontologies of "pluralism" prevalent in anthropological studies of medical pluralism. It examines how Miao migrants construct an informal pluralistic medical system that integrates shamanistic ritual healing, herbalism, and "folk" biomedicine within a pragmatically grounded yet spiritually coherent …
China (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Alternative medicine (1 work) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (1 work) · Economic growth (1 work) · Economics (1 work) · Empirical research (1 work)