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Tamang Ritual Texts Ethnographic Studies In The Oral Tradition And Folk Religion Of An Ethnic Minority In Nepal
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Book Synopsis Tamang Ritual Texts: Ethnographic studies in the oral tradition and folk-religion of an ethnic minority in Nepal by : András Höfer
Download or read book Tamang Ritual Texts: Ethnographic studies in the oral tradition and folk-religion of an ethnic minority in Nepal written by András Höfer and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Landscape, Ritual and Identity among the Hyolmo of Nepal by : Davide Torri
Download or read book Landscape, Ritual and Identity among the Hyolmo of Nepal written by Davide Torri and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-03-20 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyses the social, political and religious life of the Hyolmo people of Nepal. Highlighting patterns of change and adaptation, it addresses the Shamanic-Buddhist interface that exists in the animated landscape of the Himalayas. Opening with an analysis of the ethnic revival of Nepal, the book first considers the Himalayan religious landscape and its people. Specific attention is then given to Helambu, home of the Hyolmo people, within the framework of Tibetan Buddhism. The discussion then turns to the persisting shamanic tradition of the region and the ritual dynamics of Hyolmo culture. The book concludes by considering broader questions of Hyolmo identity in the Nepalese context, as well as reflecting on the interconnection of landscape, ritual and identity. Offering a unique insight into a fascinating Himalayan culture and its formation, this book will be of great interest to scholars of indigenous peoples and religion across religious studies, Buddhist studies, cultural anthropology and South Asian studies.
Book Synopsis Religion, Secularism, and Ethnicity in Contemporary Nepal by : David N. Gellner
Download or read book Religion, Secularism, and Ethnicity in Contemporary Nepal written by David N. Gellner and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-01-01 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The socio-political landscape of Nepal has been rocked by dramatic and far-reaching changes in the past thirty years. Following a ten-year Maoist revolution and civil war, the country has transitioned from a monarchy to a republic. The former Hindu kingdom has declared its commitment to secularism, without coming to any agreement on what secularism means or should mean in the Nepalese context. What happens to religion under conditions of such rapid social and political change? How do the changes in public festivals reflect and/or create new group identities? Is the gap between the urban and the rural narrowing? How is the state dealing with Nepal’s multicultural and multi-religious society? How are Nepalis understanding, resisting, and adapting ideas of secularism? In order to answer these important questions, this volume brings together eleven case studies by an international team of anthropologists and ethno-Indologists of Nepal on such diverse topics as secularism, individualism, shamanism, animal sacrifice, the role of state functionaries in festivals, clashes and synergies between Maoism and Buddhism, and conversion to Christianity. In an Afterword, renowned political theorist Rajeev Bhargava presents a comparative analysis of Nepal’s experiences and asks whether the country is finding its own solution to the conundrum of secularism.
Book Synopsis Shamanism [2 volumes] by : Mariko Namba Walter
Download or read book Shamanism [2 volumes] written by Mariko Namba Walter and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2004-12-15 with total page 1088 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to worldwide shamanism and shamanistic practices, emphasizing historical and current cultural adaptations. This two-volume reference is the first international survey of shamanistic beliefs from prehistory to the present day. In nearly 200 detailed, readable entries, leading ethnographers, psychologists, archaeologists, historians, and scholars of religion and folk literature explain the general principles of shamanism as well as the details of widely varied practices. What is it like to be a shaman? Entries describe, region by region, the traits, such as sicknesses and dreams, that mark a person as a shaman, as well as the training undertaken by initiates. They detail the costumes, music, rituals, artifacts, and drugs that shamans use to achieve altered states of consciousness, communicate with spirits, travel in the spirit world, and retrieve souls. Unlike most Western books on shamanism, which focus narrowly on the individual's experience of healing and trance, Shamanism also examines the function of shamanism in society from social, political, and historical perspectives and identifies the ancient, continuous thread that connects shamanistic beliefs and rituals across cultures and millennia.
Book Synopsis Nepalese Shaman Oral Texts by : Gregory G. Maskarinec
Download or read book Nepalese Shaman Oral Texts written by Gregory G. Maskarinec and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 1112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing three representative repertoires and over 250 texts, this bilingual (Nepali and English) volume includes both publicly chanted recitals and privately whispered spells of Western Nepal's three leading shamans, annotated with extensive notes.
Book Synopsis South Asian Folklore by : Peter Claus
Download or read book South Asian Folklore written by Peter Claus and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-10-28 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With 600 signed, alphabetically organized articles covering the entirety of folklore in South Asia, this new resource includes countries and regions, ethnic groups, religious concepts and practices, artistic genres, holidays and traditions, and many other concepts. A preface introduces the material, while a comprehensive index, cross-references, and black and white illustrations round out the work. The focus on south Asia includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, with short survey articles on Tibet, Bhutan, Sikkim, and various diaspora communities. This unique reference will be invaluable for collections serving students, scholars, and the general public.
Book Synopsis Buddhism in World Cultures by : Stephen C. Berkwitz
Download or read book Buddhism in World Cultures written by Stephen C. Berkwitz and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-04-06 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive overview of modern Buddhism across cultures, showing how this ancient religion has adapted to recent social and political change. Collecting the work of leading authorities on Buddhism in different societies around the world, this book details the state of the religion in Asian countries where it is a major cultural influence and in North America. The religion has changed to meet the challenges of modernity; its practitioners have incorporated those innovations and this work examines those changes in-depth. A comprehensive overview of historical Buddhist practice grounds the reader for the entire nine chapters, each of which is organized by geographical area and follows the path Buddhism took as it spread across Asia and into North America. Each chapter presents field research and critical reflection on what constitutes modern Buddhism in one of nine countries or regions. Histories of Buddhism are common; this is the only source for in-depth information on modern Buddhism.
Book Synopsis Studies in Nepali History and Society by :
Download or read book Studies in Nepali History and Society written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Tamang Ritual Texts: Preliminary studies in the folk-religion of an ethnic minority in Nepal by : András Höfer
Download or read book Tamang Ritual Texts: Preliminary studies in the folk-religion of an ethnic minority in Nepal written by András Höfer and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Nepalese Shaman Oral Texts 2 by : Gregory G. Maskarinec
Download or read book Nepalese Shaman Oral Texts 2 written by Gregory G. Maskarinec and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 1408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accompanying CD-ROM contains ... "supplementary material."--CD-ROM label.
Book Synopsis The Ancestral Forest by : Martino Nicoletti
Download or read book The Ancestral Forest written by Martino Nicoletti and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On rites and ceremonies and social life of Kiranti, Asian people of Nepal.
Book Synopsis Ancestral Voices by : Martin Gaenszle
Download or read book Ancestral Voices written by Martin Gaenszle and published by Lit Verlag. This book was released on 2002 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study focuses on various genres of ritual speech among the Mewahang Rai, all of which make use of a distinct ritual language. The main objective is to situate the oral ritual texts in their ethnographic context. Combining a textual with a cultural approach, the author discusses the indigenous concept of tradition, the rhetorical and poetic features of ritual speech genres, and the discursive universe constructed through the texts. On the theoretical level, the book contributes to recent debates about ritualization and performance, and to discussions in linguistic anthropology concerning the notions of formality, indexicality, entextualization and contextualization. Martin Gaenszle is affiliated with the South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University, and teaches in the Department of Ethnology.
Download or read book Himalayan Research Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis GRADIVA JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY THEORY AND PRACTICE by :
Download or read book GRADIVA JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY THEORY AND PRACTICE written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Himalayan Space by : Balthasar Bickel
Download or read book Himalayan Space written by Balthasar Bickel and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Tamang Ritual Texts by : Andras Hofer
Download or read book Tamang Ritual Texts written by Andras Hofer and published by . This book was released on 1981-12-31 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Shamanic Solitudes by : Martino Nicoletti
Download or read book Shamanic Solitudes written by Martino Nicoletti and published by Nepal Heritage Society. This book was released on 2004 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An itinerary-only apparently circular-furrows the universe of Kulunge Rai shamanism in Nepal. A nomadic religion, generated within the space of a double geography that weaves vivid visionary foreshortenings into the flat weft of reality. An extraordinary journey through the principal places composing the universe of shamanic reality: the "call" by the spirits of the wood. The dreams and initiatic visions; the vocational sickness and flight into the forest - mandatory steps on the path to obtaining powers; the praxis of healing and funerary rituals, centred on the experience of a "magic journey" accomplished by crossing different regions of the cosmos.