Fluid boundaries : forming and transforming identity in Nepal /
Examining the relationship between societal practice, historical processes, and culture in a Nepali society, this book tells the story of the Thakali's search for identity and their efforts to clarify and represent their culture and history.
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Langue: | anglais népalais indéterminée |
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New York :
Columbia University Press
©2001.
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| Accès en ligne: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7312/fish11086 |
Table des matières:
- Table of Contents
- List of Maps and Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction: Thakali Again for the Very First Time
- 2. Drawing Lines: On Constructing and Contesting Boundaries
- 3. Forging Histories
- 4. Separation and Integration: Community and Contestation
- 5. Ritual Landscapes
- 6. Codifying Culture
- 7. Constructing Thakali
- 8. Beyond Sanskritization
- 9. Old Artificers in a New Smithy
- Notes
- Glossary
- Works Cited
- Index