Origins and Migrations in the Extended Eastern Himalayas

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Produktbeschreibung

Origins and migration are core elements in the histories, identities and stories of Tibeto-Burman-speaking populations in the extended eastern Himalayas. These essays explore theories of explaining origins and migration, methods for studying them and expressions of them in local cultures.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Brill
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Februar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 168mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 699g
• ISBN-13: 9789004226913
• ISBN-10: 9004226915
• Artikelnr.: 35535403

Autorenporträt

Toni Huber Ph.D. (1993), is Professor of Tibetan Studies at the Humboldt University, Berlin. His extensive publications on the anthropology and cultural history of Tibetan societies include The Cult of Pure Crystal Mountain (Oxford, 1999) and The Holy Land Reborn (Chicago, 2007). Stuart Blackburn is Senior Research Associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London. His most recent publications include Himalayan Tribal Tales: Oral Tradition and Culture in the Apatani Valley (Brill, 2008) and The Sun Rises: A Shaman's Chant, Ritual Exchange and Fertility in the Apatani Valley (Brill, 2010).