Lamas,Shamas and Ancestors/ (Record no. 173673)
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| fixed length control field | 04259nam a2200145Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789004167063 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 299.540954167 |
| Item number | BAL/L |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Lamas,Shamas and Ancestors/ |
| Sub title | Village Religion in Sikkim |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Balikci,Anna |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Netherlands: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Koninklijke Brill N.V.,Leiden, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2008. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 403p.p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Chapter One: Introduction<br/>1. Basic concepts and terms<br/>2. Lamas and shamans: a problematic relation?<br/>3. The chapters<br/>Chapter Two: Perspectives on the Past<br/>1. Historical development of Tingchim's political,<br/>' economic and inter-ethnic relations<br/>2. Relation between bon and Buddhism or the creation<br/>of village religion<br/>3. Origins and migrations of the Lhopos<br/>3.1. Notes on the origins of the Namgyal dynasty<br/>3.2. Gye Bumsa and the chief clans of Sikkim<br/>3.3. Origins and migration history of Tingchim's<br/>descent groups<br/>4. Definition of the person in terms of household,<br/>lineage, village, region and social class<br/>Chapter Three: The Hidden Land and its Supernatural<br/>Population<br/>1. Taming of the country and its inhabitants:<br/>Sikkim as a beyul<br/>2. Living in a sacred hidden land<br/>3. The pho lha mo lha\ ancestors and lineage protectors<br/>4. The supernatural beings of the territory<br/>5. Kangchendzonga's pre-Buddhist identities<br/>6. Perceptions of the supernatural and questions of<br/>identity<br/>Chapter Four: Village Religion: Ritual of lUness<br/>1. On the cause of illness<br/>2. Diagnosing the cause of illness<br/>2.1. The sequence of cure and its ultimate ritual:<br/>the 'red' offering<br/>2.2. Levels of ritual co-operation<br/>Chapter Five: The Shamans<br/>1. Who gets initiated as a pawo or a nejum<br/>2. The initiation ritual<br/>3. The influence of Buddhism on the shamans'<br/>ritual practice<br/>4. Interaction with ancestors<br/>5. Looking north: comparative notes with Mongolian<br/>shamanism<br/>Chapter Six: The Land, its Workers, Harvests and Rituals<br/>1. The land and its workers<br/>1.1. Agricultural tenant farmers and labourers of<br/>Nepalese origin<br/>2. The Iridian merchants<br/>3. Harvests<br/>3.1. The agricultural cycle and animal husbandry<br/>3.2. Hunting and gathering<br/>4. The land and its rituals<br/>4.1. Harvest offerings by the pawo in honour of the<br/>pho lha mo lha<br/>4.2. Harvest offerings by the bongthing in honour of<br/>ajo anyo and latsen<br/>4.3. Harvest offerings by the lama in honour of<br/>Kabur Kangtsen<br/>4.4. Protecting the harvest: the Sesung Gomchen<br/>and the controlling of hail<br/>4.5. The Nesol. ritual of the land par excellence<br/>4.6. Other harvest and hunting rituals<br/>4.7. Losung; the farmer's New Year<br/>Chapter Seven: The Land, its Problems and Ritual<br/>Solutions<br/>1. Land and other disputes with non-relatives and<br/>outsiders<br/>1.1. Disputes with Nepalese and other outsiders<br/>1.2. Curses and poisoning accusations: land and<br/>other disputes between non-related Lhopos<br/>2. Polluting and destroying objects of nature within<br/>the village<br/>3. Wrong action performed against the sacred land<br/>beyond the \tillage: the case of Rathong Chu<br/>hydro-electric project<br/>C]:iapter Eight: Life and Ritual Cycles of Household<br/>Members<br/>1. The household<br/>2. Inter-ethnic marriages<br/>3. Rituals of the household and its members<br/>3.1. Birth<br/>3.2. Marriage<br/>3.3. Building a new house and establishing a<br/>corporate household<br/>3.4. Joining the monastery<br/>3.5. Severe illness and death<br/>Chapter Nine: Curing and Protective Rituals of the<br/>Household<br/>1. Ritual solutions to land disputes among relatives<br/>2. Old household feuds<br/>3. Ritual and other solutions to problems related to<br/>women and marriage<br/>4. Ritual solutions to the lingering consciousness of<br/>dead kin members<br/>Chapter Ten: Ritual, the Village and the State .<br/>1. Local administration and the village's unity<br/>2. Buddhism and the village's relations wdth the outside<br/>world in pre-1975 Sikkim<br/>2.1. The joint celebration of bon and Buddhism in<br/>village and state rituals<br/>3. Religion, the village and its changing relations in<br/>post-1975 Sikkim<br/>4. Identity in the 1990s and the rexnval of Buddhism<br/>in the state<br/>Chapter Eleven: Conventional Buddhism and Village<br/>Religion<br/>1. The case of Lopen Dugyal's return to the village<br/>2. The pawo's annual retreat<br/>2.1. Day one and two: finding the 'demon'<br/>2.2. Day three: expelling the 'demon'<br/>3. Lopen Dugyal and the village lamas .<br/>Chapter Twelve: Conclusion: The Apparent Dichotomy<br/>between Bon and Buddhism |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | AC Sinha Collection |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Koha item type |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | Special Collection North-East | 29/08/2016 | 299.540954167 BAL/L | P28654 | 16/10/2023 | 21/09/2023 | General Books |