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Nepalese Shaman Oral Texts

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Description for Nepalese Shaman Oral Texts hardcover. A bilingual (Nepali and English) critical edition of three complete, representative repertoires of shaman texts that have been collected over 20 years in Jajarkot District, Western Nepal. The volume includes both publicly chanted recitals and privately whispered spells of three shamans. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 706 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1FKN; HRLP1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 185 x 63. Weight in Grams: 2124.

Nepalese Shaman Oral Texts is a bilingual (Nepali and English) critical edition of three complete, representative repertoires of shaman texts collected over the past twenty years in Jajarkot District, Western Nepal. Throughout that area, shamans continue to fulfill important therapeutic roles, diagnosing problems, treating afflictions, and restoring order and balance to the lives of their clients and their communities. Each of these efforts incorporates extensive, meticulously memorized oral texts, materials that not only clarify symptoms and causes but also detail the proper ways to conduct rituals. These texts preserve the knowledge necessary to act as a shaman, and confirm a ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
706
Condition
New
Series
Harvard Oriental Series
Number of Pages
707
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674607958
SKU
V9780674607958
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About Gregory G. Maskarinec
Gregory G. Maskarinec is Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Hawaii at Manoa.

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