Tribal Asia: Ceremonies, Rituals and Dress

Robert C. Schmid, Fritz Trupp

ISBN 10: 0500542856 / ISBN 13: 9780500542859

Published by Thames & Hudson, 2004

About this Item

319 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 33 cm.
Contents:
Introduction: the forgotten tribes of Asia
Ancient Arabia: silver moons and copper coins
Adivasi: the Indian subcontinent
North-east India: Between Myanmar and Tibet
East of India: peoples of the cloudy mountains
The roof of the world: where mountains are gods
Central Asia: nomads and shamans
The Malay archipelago: islands in time
Notes:
"Translated from the German Asien : Kulte, Feste, Rituale by John Nicholson"--Title page verso
Col. map on lining papers.

Seller Inventory # 2ldp834

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tribal Asia: Ceremonies, Rituals and Dress
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0500542856
• ISBN 13: 9780500542859
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Weight: 2041 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Southeast Asia
  • Anthropology

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Synopsis

Over fifteen years and many expeditions, Fritz Trupp and Robert Schmid have documented the customs and cultures of the forgotten tribes of Asia, from the Bedouins of southern Arabia to the nomadic Tsaatan of the Russian tundra, from isolated tribal groups in the Indian rainforests to the little-known ethnic peoples of south China. of clothing, jewelry, body painting and other forms of personal adornment. Explanations of rituals, ceremonies and festivals ? many rarely seen by outsiders ? offer an invaluable insight into these ancient but adaptable peoples who survive in the most isolated regions, and withstand both the increasing pressures of encroaching civilization and the destruction of their natural environment.

About the Author

Fritz Trupp is a respected ethnologist who has spent many years living with tribal peoples in Asia and South America. He works as a researcher, lecturer, and exhibition curator, and his many books include The Last Indians: South America's Cultural Heritage. Robert Schmid is an ethnologist, author, and photographer.