Landscape, Ritual and Identity among the Hyolmo of Nepal by Davide Torri (Englis

Landscape, Ritual and Identity among the Hyolmo of Nepal

by Davide Torri

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.

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Publisher Description

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.

Author Biography

Davide Torri is currently a researcher at the Department of History Anthropology Religions Performing Arts (official English translation of the SARAS [Storia Antropologia Religioni Arte Spettacolo]), at Sapienza University of Rome. In addition, he is associate member of the Heidelberg Centre for Transcultural Studies (Germany) and of 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).

Table of Contents

Foreword by Graham Harvey; 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; Appendix 1 List of Indigenous Nationalities; Glossary; Bibliography

Long Description

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.

Details ISBN0367646064 Author Davide Torri Pages 232 Series Vitality of Indigenous Religions Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 0367646064 ISBN-13 9780367646066 Format Paperback Publication Date 2022-04-29 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2022-04-29 NZ Release Date 2022-04-29 UK Release Date 2022-04-29 Illustrations 15 Halftones, black and white Alternative 9781032521985 DEWEY 306.6943095496 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education

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• Condition: Brand new
• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 9780367646066
• Author: Davide Torri
• Book Title: Landscape, Ritual and Identity among the Hyolmo of Nepal

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