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Ethnographic Notes on the Mru and Khumi of the Chittagong and Arakan Hill Tracts: A Contribution to our Knowledge of South and Southeast Asian Indigenous Peoples mainly based on field research in the Southern Chittagong Hill Tracts
Lorenz G. Löffler
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Description for Ethnographic Notes on the Mru and Khumi of the Chittagong and Arakan Hill Tracts: A Contribution to our Knowledge of South and Southeast Asian Indigenous Peoples mainly based on field research in the Southern Chittagong Hill Tracts
Hardback. This book interprets the ethnography of the Mru and Khumi, Tibeto-Burmese speaking horticulturalists who practice swidden agriculture in the hills straddling Bangladesh, India, and Burma. Their material and spiritual cultures are described in detail here, from dwellings to religious rituals. Nearly a hundred color photographs provide illustration. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 690 pages, 98 color photos, 31 black and white illustrations, 13 black and white photos, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1588.
This book is a “thick” description and interpretation of the ethnography of the Mru and Khumi, who live in the Chittagong/Arakan Hills straddling Bangladesh, India, and Burma. They are Tibeto-Burmese speaking horticulturalists practicing swidden agriculture. The work is the outcome of several periods of fieldwork dating back to 1955–1957, 1964, and 1990. Lorenz G. Löffler describes in great detail the material and spiritual culture of these populations: from dwellings and implements to life cycle and social structure, from folklore to religious rituals. All the important local terms are given in Mru and English. The book includes a number of Mru ... Read more
This book is a “thick” description and interpretation of the ethnography of the Mru and Khumi, who live in the Chittagong/Arakan Hills straddling Bangladesh, India, and Burma. They are Tibeto-Burmese speaking horticulturalists practicing swidden agriculture. The work is the outcome of several periods of fieldwork dating back to 1955–1957, 1964, and 1990. Lorenz G. Löffler describes in great detail the material and spiritual culture of these populations: from dwellings and implements to life cycle and social structure, from folklore to religious rituals. All the important local terms are given in Mru and English. The book includes a number of Mru ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
690
Condition
New
Series
Harvard Oriental Series
Number of Pages
690
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674066861
SKU
V9780674066861
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About Lorenz G. Löffler
Lorenz G. Löffler is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Zurich.
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