At the basis of her fieldwork, the author narrates the causes and conditions in which they become moni, their practice and life, as well as their position in the Yi community.

• 作者在长期田野调查的基础上,描述了凉山彝族嫫尼成巫的原因和条件,她们从事的法事活动,她们的生存现状,以及嫫尼在彝族社会中的地位。