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Himalayan Anthropology: The Indo-Tibetan Interface |
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Fisher, James F. (著)
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| Date | 1978 |
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| Pages | 567 |
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| Publisher | De Gruyter Mouton |
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https://www.degruyter.com/?lang=en
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| Location | Berlin, Germany [柏林, 德國] |
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| Series | World Anthropology |
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| Content type | 書籍=Book |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Table of contents | I-IV I
General Editor's Preface V
Foreword IX
Introduction 1
Section 1 General Issues
Fourfold Classifications of Society in the Himalayas 7
Kinship and Culture in the Himalayan Region 27
Cultural Implications of Tibetan History 37
Homo hierarchicus Nepalensis: A Cultural Subspecies 43
Hierarchy or Stratification? Two Case Studies from Nepal and East Africa 53
Himalayan Research: What, Whither, and Whether 67
Section Two the South Asian Perspective
Actual and Ideal Himalayas: Hindu Views of the Mountains 77
Stratification and Religion in a Himalayan Society 83
Changing Patterns of Multiethnic Interaction in the Western Himalayas 103
An Additional Perspective on the Nepali Caste System 111
Maiti-Ghar: The Dual Role of High Caste Women in Nepal 121
Dhikurs: Rotating Credit Associations in Nepal 141
The Role of the Priest in Sunuwar Society 167
A New Rural Elite in Central Nepal 179
Nepalis in Tibet 187
Modernizing a Traditional Administrative System: Sikkim 1890-1973 205
Bureaucracy and Bureaucrats: A Few Themes Drawn from the Nepal Experience 227
Section Three the Central Asian Perspective
The Retention of Pastoralism among the Kirghiz of the Afghan Pamirs 233
Correlation of Contradictions: A Tibetan Semantic Device 251
The White-Black Ones: The Sherpa View of Human Nature 263
Tibetan Oracles 287
Some Aspects of Pön 299
Tibetan Bon Rites in China: A Case of Cultural Diffusion 309
The Saintly Madman in Tibet 327
Trans-Himalayan Traders in Transition 339
Tibetan Communities of the High Valleys of Nepal: Life in an Exceptional Environment and Economy 359
Tibetan Culture and Personality: Refugee Responses to a Culture-Bound TAT 365
Εthnogenesis and Resource Competition among Tibetan Refugees in South India: A New Face to the Indo-Tibetan Interface 395
The "Abominable Snowman": Himalayan Religion and Folklore from the Lepchas of Sikkim 421
Section Four Perspectives Merged: The Newars
Notes on the Origins of the Newars of the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal 433
Symbolic Fields in Nepalese Religious Iconography: A Preliminary Investigation 447
Intercaste Relations in a Newar Community 461
The Role of the Priest in Newar Society 483
Structure and Change of a Newari Festival Organization 505
A Descriptive Analysis of the Content of Nepalese Buddhist Pūjās as a Medical-Cultural System with References to Tibetan Parallels 529
Biographical Notes 539
Index of Names 547
Index of Subjects 553 |
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| ISBN | 9783110806496 (eBook); 9789027977007 (Hardcover) |
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110806496 |
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| Related reviews | - Book Review: Himalayan Anthropology: The Indo-Tibetan Interface by James F. Fisher / Bouillier, Véronique (評論)
- Trends in the Anthropological Study of Tibet: some bon bons / Clarke, Graham E. (評論)
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| Created date | 2023.11.01 |
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| Modified date | 2023.11.01 |
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