The sun rises : a shaman's chant, ritual exchange, and fertility in the Apatani Valley

1. Verfasser: Blackburn, Stuart H.
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.
Umfang/Format: xvii, 401 p., 22 p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 16/3
Schlagworte:
Apatani (Indic people) > Folklore.
Apatani (Indic people) > Rites and ceremonies.
Oral tradition > India > Apatani Valley.
Ethnologie > de
Schamanismus > de
Mythen/Sagen > de
Orale Tradition
Ritus > de
Apatani Valley (India)
Indien > Arunachal Pradesh
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Apatanis and their valley
  • The Subu Heniin text
  • The Murung festival
  • The Nyibu performer
  • The Subu Heniin in translation
  • Conclusions and the future
  • Appendices. Outline of Murung events ; Number of Murungs, 1944/1945-2009 ; Sacrificial shares for spirits and humans ; Transcription of the Subu Heniin ; Mudan Pai's life-history ; Feasts of merit in the extended Eastern Himalayas.

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