High religion: A cultural and political history of Sherpa Buddhism/ (Record no. 158895)
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| fixed length control field | 03079nam a2200169Ia 4500 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 200 |
| Item number | ORT/H |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Ortner, Sherry B. |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | High religion: A cultural and political history of Sherpa Buddhism/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Sherry B. Ortner |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Delhi : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1989. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxi,245p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 24cm. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Chapter I<br/>Introduction: The Project, the People, and the Problem<br/>Who Are The Sherpas?<br/>Fieldwork<br/>Expanding Practice Theory<br/>Chapter II<br/>The Early History of the Sherpas: Fraternal Contradictions<br/>Time Frame<br/>The Sources<br/>Migration, Settlement, and Subsistence<br/>Family and Inheritance<br/>EGALITARIANISM AND HIERARCHY: THE CORE<br/>CONTRADICTION<br/>INHERITANCE, ECONOMY, AND INEQUALITY i.'<br/>Leadership and Power<br/>Religion before the Temples<br/>Chapter III<br/>The Founding of the First Sherpa Temple: Political<br/>Contradictions<br/>Time Frame<br/>The Novelty of Noncelibate Temples<br/>The Stories of the First Founding<br/>The Political Rivalry with Zongnamba<br/>Contradictions of the Political Order<br/>Chapter IV<br/>The Meaning of Temple Founding: Cultural Schemas<br/>Cultural Schemas<br/>The Founding of Zhung Temple<br/>The Schema<br/>RITUALS FOR GAINING THE PROTECTION OF THE GODS<br/>"grounding" the schema<br/>Merit and Power<br/>Chapter V<br/>The Sherpas and the State<br/>Time Frame<br/>The Period before the Temples (7535—1720)<br/>The Further Evil Ways of Zongnamba<br/>The Gorkha Conquest and Long-Term State Interference<br/>THE ENRICHMENT OF THE BIG PEOPLE ..<br/>THE FOUNDING OF KHUMJUNG TEMPLE<br/>CONTROLLING THE BIG PEOPLE<br/>CHAPTER VI ' .<br/>The Political Economy of Monastery Foundings 'n '<br/>Time Frame<br/>Getting Rich with the Raj and the Ranas<br/>THE EFFECTS OF THE BRITISH IN DARJEELING IN THE<br/>SECOND HALF OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY<br/>TRADE AND PROFIT: THE FURTHER ENRICHMENT OF THE BIG<br/>PEOPLE<br/>The Continuing Contradictory Impact of the Nepal State<br/>THE STATE AS A SOURCE OF WEALTH<br/>MORE PEMBU CONFLICT<br/>Further Political Erosion<br/>Chapter VII<br/>The Big People Found the Monasteries: Legitimation<br/>and Self-Worth<br/>Actors and Schemas<br/>The Founding of Tengboche, 1916<br/>karma as hero<br/>THE LAMAS AND THE SCHEMA<br/>BUILDING TENGBOCHE: 1916-1919<br/>The Founding of Chiwong, 7923<br/>BUILDING CHIWONG (1923-I929)<br/>SANGYE AS HERO<br/>Legitimation from the Big Point of Vieio: Prestige and Merit<br/>Chapter VIII<br/>The Small People<br/>Who Are The Small People?<br/>the SHERPAS IN THE LARGER ECONOMIC CONTEXT OF NEPAL<br/>THE GENESIS OF SMALLNESS<br/>MIGRATIONS<br/>The Introduction of the Potato<br/>Wage Labor and the Empowerment of the Small People<br/>Founding the Monasteries: Feeling "Big"<br/>Chapter IX<br/>Monks and Nuns<br/>Time Frame<br/>The Founding of Devuche Nunnery<br/>Who Are the Monks and Nuns?<br/>THE MONKS AND NUNS AS LITTLE BIG PEOPLE<br/>THE NINETEENTH-CENTURY MARRIAGE SQUEEZE<br/>Rumbu Monastery and the Seeds of Monastic Rebellion<br/>THE FOUNDING OF RUMBU<br/>GELUNGMA PALMA AND MONASTICISM BY CHOICE<br/>FOUNDING THE MONASTERIES<br/>Revolution at Thami Temple<br/>Chapter X<br/>Conclusions: Sherpa History and a Theory of Practice<br/> |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Sherpa (Nepalese people) -- Religion. |
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| Keyword | Buddhism -- Nepal. |
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| Keyword | Sherpa (Nepalese people) |
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| Koha item type | General Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Koha item type |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 29/08/2016 | 200 ORT/H | P13727 | 18/04/2024 | 18/04/2024 | General Books |