Source of life
Subtitle: revitalisation rites and bon shamans in Bhutan and the eastern Himalayas
By: Toni Huber
Series: Austrian Academy of Sciences. Denkschriften der philosophisch-historische Klasse -- Band 518; Veröffentlichungen zur Sozialanthropologie -- Band 24; Denkschriften (Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse) -- Bd. 518.; Veröffentlichungen zur Sozialanthropologie -- Bd. 24.
Publisher: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Vienna
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9783700182696
Copyright date: 2020
Subjects: Buddhism; Fasts and feasts
Description: In this work three new inquiries into little-known highland populations of the extended Eastern Himalayas are presented. The central concern is ethnographic documentation of peoples? proactive quest for life, in terms of fertility, virility, procreation and revitalisation by way of practicing their ritual cultures. The work also provides fresh perspectives for understanding ?bon?-identified cultural phenomena in Himalayan and Tibetan societies. The final inquiry explores new hypotheses about the ethnolinguistic identities and prehistory of speakers within the Tibeto-Burman language family.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.