| Description |
1 online resource (x, 244 pages) |
| Series |
Vitality of indigenous religions |
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Vitality of indigenous religions.
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Ethnicity and the state. Historical introduction to Nepal's ethnic revival movements -- 3 Notes towards a theory of landscape: from the animist landscape to the Buddhist beyul -- 4 Secret and sacred. Yolmo as a beyul -- 5 Shamans in Helambu -- 6 Ritual dynamics -- 7 Identity matters -- 8 Conclusions |
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Appendix 1: List of janajati adivasi as reported in the National Foundation for Upliftment of Aadibasi/Janjati Act, 2058 (2002) -- Glossary of recurrent terms appearing in transliteration in the text -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
"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"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Davide Torri is currently researcher at the Department of History Anthropology Religions, Performing Arts, at Sapienza University of Rome (Italy). In addition, he is associate member of the Heidelberg Centre for Transcultural Studies (Germany) and research associate at the Centre d'Etudes Himalayennes of the CNRS (France). He co-edited Shamanism and Violence: Power, Repression and Suffering in Indigenous Religious Conflicts (2013) and is the author of Il Lama e il Bombo: Sciamanismo e buddhismo tra gli Hyolmo del Nepal (2014) |
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Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 09, 2020) |
| Subject |
Buddhism -- Nepal -- Helmu
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Shamanism -- Nepal -- Helmu
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Helambu Sherpa (Nepalese people) -- Religious life
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Helambu Sherpa (Nepalese people) -- Social conditions
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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RELIGION -- Ethnic & Tribal.
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Buddhism
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Religion
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Shamanism
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| SUBJECT |
Helmu (Nepal) -- Religion
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| Subject |
Nepal -- Helmu
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020003575 |
| ISBN |
9781315591391 |
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1315591391 |
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9781317108160 |
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1317108167 |
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9781317108153 |
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1317108159 |
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9781317108146 |
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1317108140 |
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