ISBN:
9780812291001
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (324 pages)
Series Statement:
Contemporary Ethnography Ser.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.80095496
Keywords:
Thami (Nepalese people)
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Thami (Nepalese people) -- Ethnic identity
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Thami (Nepalese people) -- Migrations
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Thami (Nepalese people) -- Government relations -- Nepal
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Thami (Nepalese people) -- Government relations -- India, Northeastern
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Tribes -- Government policy -- Nepal
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Tribes -- Government policy -- India, Northeastern
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Thami (Nepalese people)
;
Thami (Nepalese people) ; Ethnic identity..
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Thami (Nepalese people) ; Migrations..
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Thami (Nepalese people) ; Government relations ; Nepal..
;
Thami (Nepalese people) ; Government relations ; India, Northeastern..
;
Tribes ; Government policy ; Nepal..
;
Tribes ; Government policy ; India, Northeastern
;
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Abstract:
The first comprehensive ethnography of the Thangmi, a marginalized community who migrate between Himalayan border zones, Rituals of Ethnicity explores Thangmi cultural worlds and regional political histories to offer a new explanation for the persistence of enduring ethnic identities despite the realities of mobile, hybrid lives.
Abstract:
Cover -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- 1. Of Rocks and Rivers-Being Both at Once -- 2. Framing, Practicing, and Performing Ethnicity -- 3. Origin Myths and Myths of Originality -- 4. Circular Economies of Migration, Belonging, and Citizenship -- 5. Developing Associations of Ethnicity and Class -- 6. Transcendent Territory, Portable Deities, and the Problem of Indigeneity -- 7. The Work of Life-Cycle Rituals and the Power of Parallel Descent -- 8. Resisting the End of a Ritual -- Epilogue: Thami ke ho?-What Is Thami? -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- Y -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Acknowledgments.
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