Entanglement of Internal and External Property –
Exchange and Trade in Oroqen Society

Y. Eduugdaat

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Entanglement of Internal and External Property – Exchange and Trade in Oroqen Society

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Y. Eduugdaat

Abstract

This research draws upon Karl Polanyi's concept of “substantivism” in economics and explores the internal and external categories of the Oroqen community in China, including the internal exchange between the Oroqen people and its natural and social environment, as well as the transaction between the Oroqen people and its external social environment. The description of “exchange” and “transaction” in the thesis includes an exploration of the exchange of hunting, dowry, and bridal gifts as well as exchanges primarily with “gods”, and the commercialization of their hunting products and hunting tools. The purpose of the description is to recognize and distinguish between the internal and external aspects of the community.

About the Authors

Eduugdaat Yilina, Ph.D. Student, School of Ethnology and Sociology, Inner Mongolia University; 235, University West Road, Hohhot, 010010, China, e-mail: yilaana0816@gmail.com

For citation

Eduugdaat Y. Entanglement of Internal and External Property – Exchange and Trade in Oroqen Society. Bulletin of the Irkutsk State University. Geoarchaeology, Ethnology, and Anthropology Series. 2023, Vol. 44, pp. 133–142. https://doi.org/10.26516/2227-2380.2023.44.133

Keywords

China, Oroqen people, hunting, property, exchange, transactions.

UDC

339.162(=512.221.6)

DOI

https://doi.org/10.26516/2227-2380.2023.44.133

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