cultural anthropology
The language of the manuscript in question is difficult. One part is written in Sanskrit and the other part in old Newari. Bendall borrowed the manuscript and it was taken to London for research, resulting in the article: 'The History of Nepal and Surrounding Kingdoms'. The author challenges some of the interpretations of the manuscript and looks to correct a few mistakes in the book that was...
This article is a field analysis of data from anthropological research the author has been carrying out in the town of Pokhara, in west central Nepal. He has examined what he has found to be in close relation of these systems with Brahmin-Chhetri economic choice in a situation of change and development. The author concentrates on presenting and analysing Brahman-Chhetri kinship and its main...
Rodighar, an institution found among the Gurungs of Nepal, exists in a similar form among Magars. On one level, the rodighar (ghar N- house, from rot II G ro- friends? or sleeping place, tII - house) can be described as a nightly social gathering place, a semi-permanent dormitory where young girls and boys of the village congregate to sing, talk and joke. In some areas, the rodighar seems to...
<p>Kitini Gaon Panchayat is located in the south eastern fringe of the Kathmandu Valley about eight miles from the headquarters of Lalitpur District Panchayat in Pata. Kitini is connected with Kathmandu by a motorable road. Agriculture is the main occupation, but some people gain their livelihood from other sources such as quarrying.</p>
<p>The article examines the...
"To this day Nepal is a living myth. It is enacted throughout the year in the succession of seasonal rites and festivals. No living art supports them any longer." Stella Kramrisch, a noted authority on Nepalese art ended her book 'Art of Nepal with these words. It is a common assumption, though one the authors of this paper feel to be incorrect. It could be said that Nepal, alone among her...
In a paper presented at the 1972 International Congress of Linguists in Bologna, an attempt was made by Joseph Greenberg to determine the conditions under which anon-classifier language might become a classifier language. In approaching this question, Greenberg was obliged to raise the prior question as to the definition of the linguistic type to which we refer "classifier language." His...
This sets out the Lepcha book of belief or wanism that was translated and transcribed by the author.
In this report the adaptation of the inhabitants of Limi Panchayat, Humla District, Karnali Zone is discussed and the potential for development in the area assessed. The report is based on fieldwork carried out March to September 1974 and specifically provides a corpus of basic ethnographic-ecological data which can be used by planners in the government to develop this and other similar high...
The University of California expedition to the Tibetan districts of Kutang and Nubri at the headwaters of the Buri Gandaki River in northern Nepal during October and November 1973 originated from a more general scheme that had as its chief aim the microfilming of Tibetan Buddhist texts by several teams deputed to Nepal by the Group in Buddhist Studies of the University of California during the...
<p>Although their population is relatively small, the Thakalis' entrepreneurship and rapid rise to wealth and power has prompted attention in many articles, most of which have been concerned with the history of the Thakalis and their traditional life in their Thak Khola homeland. With the exception of Messerschmidt's article, nothing has been published about the Thakalis who...
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