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Source of Life

Source of Life
Revitalisation Rites and Bon Shamans in Bhutan and the Eastern Himalayas
1. Auflage, 2020
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.
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Note on Indigenous Texts, Transcription and Names
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Introduction
Page 1 - 10

1. Overview of the Srid-pa’i lha Cult
Page 11 - 42

2. Flows of Life in the Srid-pa’i lha Cosmosf
Page 43 - 78

3. Principal Deities of Worship
Page 79 - 102

4. Primordial Initiators
Page 103 - 160
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5. Bon Shamans
Page 161 - 182
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6. Material Culture of Bon Shamans
Page 183 - 226
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7. Rite Techniques of Bon shamans
Page 227 - 287
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8. Other R itual Performers in the Cult
Page 289 - 298
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Reflections I
Page 299 - 386
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10. The Aheylha Festival of Changmadung
Page 387 - 424
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11. The Bapu Lhasöshe Festival of Thempang
Page 425 - 495
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12. The Pla Festival of Lhau
Page 496 - 530
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13. Wild Animals, Talismans and Mimicking
Page 531 - 550
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Reflections II
Page 551 - 560
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Notes
Page 561 - 640
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Titelei Volume II
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References and Abbreviations
Page 407 - 448
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Contents Volume II
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List of Illustrations and Picture Credits
Page 449 - 457
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Introduction
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Index
Page 459 - 496
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14. Bons – Alternative Reuses of Older Rites, Myths and Language
Page 5 - 38

Acknowledgements
Page 497 - 499
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15. Old Cosmological and Ritual Precursors of the Srid-pa’i lha Cult
Page 39 - 83

16. Regional Origins and Spread of the Cult – The Migrant Legacy
Page 84 - 148

17. Ancient Roots to the East
Page 149 - 214
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18. Traces and Gaps Between East and West
Page 215 - 240
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Reflections III
Page 241 - 366
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Notes
Page 367 - 458
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Edition:
978-3-7001-8269-6, Print, cloth-covered, in slipcase, 16.01.2020
Edition:
978-3-7001-8680-9, eBook, Digital, 16.01.2020
Edition:
1. Auflage
Pages:
1142 Pages
Format:
27,9x21,7cm
Images:
2 volumes, numerous colour images
Language:
English
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