| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 401 pages, 22 pages of plates) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps |
| Series |
Brill's Tibetan studies library, 1568-6183 ; v. 16/3 |
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Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 16/3.
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| Contents |
Apatanis and their valley -- The Subu Heniin text -- The Murung festival -- The Nyibu performer -- The Subu Heniin in translation -- Conclusions and the future -- Appendices. Outline of Murung events ; Number of Murungs, 1944/1945-2009 ; Sacrificial shares for spirits and humans ; Transcription of the Subu Heniin ; Mudan Pai's life-history ; Feasts of merit in the extended Eastern Himalayas |
| Summary |
At the centre of this study is a shaman's chant performed during a three-week long feast in the eastern Himalayas. The book includes a translation of this 12-hour text chanted in Apatani, a Tibeto-Burman language, and a description of the events that surround it, especially ritual exchanges with ceremonial friends, in which fertility is celebrated. The shaman's social role, performance and ritual language are also described. Although complex feasts, like this one among Apatanis, have been described in northeast India and upland Southeast Asia for more than a century, this is the first book to |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-397) and index |
| Notes |
Includes English translation and Romanized Apatani text |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Apatani (Indic people) -- Rites and ceremonies
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Oral tradition -- India -- Apatani Valley
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Apatani (Indic people) -- Folklore
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Apatani (Indic people)
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Oral tradition
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| SUBJECT |
Apatani Valley (India) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009010924
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| Subject |
India -- Apatani Valley
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| Genre/Form |
Folklore
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789047429227 |
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9047429222 |
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9789004175785 |
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9004175784 |
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