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

David H. Holmberg

ISBN 10: 8120813693 / ISBN 13: 9788120813694

Published by Motilal Banarsidass, 1996

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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: Soft cover
• Condition: very_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."