Order in Paradox: Myth, Ritual and Exchange among Nepal's Tamang

Holmberg, David H.

ISBN 10: 8120813693 / ISBN 13: 9788120813694

Published by Motilal Banarsidass, 1996

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Good+. Moderate general wear, including some superficial tearing to the cover at the spine, and some minor soiling to some pages. Binding is sound. Pen writing/underlining on some pages; more than half of the text is unmarked.

Seller Inventory # 2324

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Order in Paradox: Myth, Ritual and Exchange among Nepal's Tamang
• Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8120813693
• ISBN 13: 9788120813694
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good+

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Synopsis

Experts From Reviews: "This lively account on ritual, religion, and exchange in the Tamang society of Nepal is sophisticated and well written. Holmberg draws an his informative description of Tamang Buddhism for comparativist insights into marriage exchange, caste, sacrifice, and the coherence of religious fields. The study illuminates the diversity of types of sacrifice, the interplay of spoken and written ritual languages, and the paradox of exchange that differentiates while promising to unify. Holmberg eloquently testifies to the diverse, irreducible perspectives through which Tamang men and women attempt to unify a religious field defined by shamans, Buddhist lamas, and sacrificers."