Recognizing diversity: society and culture in the himalayas/ Edited by Chetan Singh

INTRODUCTION ; CHETAN SINGH; I. ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN RESPONSE ; 1. Diverse Livelihood Strategies and the Changing Economy of Colonial Uttarakhand Dhirendra Datt Dangwal ; 2. Diversity of Nature Conservation Practices in Himachal Pradesh Sanjeeva Pandey ; II. GENDER, SOCIETY, AND ETHNICITY ; 3. Diversity as Counter-hegemony: Reet and Gender Relations in Himachal Pradesh Yogesh Snehi ; 4. Diverse Forms of Polyandry and Customary Rights of Inheritance and Landownership in the Western Himalayas Chetan Singh ; 5. The Subaltern Speak in the Bhutanese Lozey: A Critique of Two Indigenous Dzongka Texts Jaiwanti Dimri; ; 6. Cultural Diversity, Social Exclusion and Identity Politics in Nepal Hari Prasad Bhattarai ; III. THE MANY WAYS OF RELIGION ; 7. Archaeology of an Extinct Religious Tradition: Bonpos of the Western Himalaya Laxman S. Thakur; ; 8. Deep Ecology and Buddhism: Imperatives for the Himalayan Region Bharati Puri ; 9. Pluralism in Kashmiri Religious Traditions Mushtaq A. Kaw ; IV. EXPRESSIONS OF FOLK TRADITION ; 10. The Diversity of the Ramayana Tradition in the Garhwal Himalaya D. P. Saklani ; 11. Folk Expression and Imagination in a Himalayan Festival: Diversity as Reflected in Kumaoni Holi Girija Pande ; 12. The Changing Face of Banthda: Folk Drama of Mandi and Suket in Himachal Pradesh Meenakshi F. Paul ; CONTRIBUTORS