The Sherpas Transformed Social Change in a Buddhist Society of Nepal - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf

FURER HAIMEDORF - THE SHERPAS TRANSFORMED Sociologie Bouddhisme Tibet 1984

AUTEUR:Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf

TITRE:The Sherpas Transformed. Social Change in a Buddhist Society of Nepal

EDITEUR, DATE:New Delhi, Jalandhar, Bangalore: Sterling Publishers Private Limited, 1984

COLLATION:197 pages

FORMAT:14 x 22 cm

RELIURE:Cartonnage avec jaquette

ETAT: En bon état.

POIDS:600 g

Publication Information
Author: Fürer-Haimendorf, Christoph von, 1909-
Title: The Sherpas transformed: social change in a Buddhist society of Nepal
Published By: New Delhi: Sterling, 1984. xiii, 197 p., plates: ill.
By line: Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf
HRAF Publication Information: New Haven, Conn.: HRAF, 2004. Computer File
Culture: Sherpa (AK06)
Subjects: Life history materials (159); Urban and rural life (369); Travel services (485); Arranging a marriage (584); Household (592); Community structure (621); Theological systems (779); Purification and atonement (783); Prophets and ascetics (792); Organized ceremonial (796);
Abstract: Having visited Nepal in 1953, 1957, 1971 and 1983, Fürer-Haimendorf is able to document social change as Sherpas became more involved in the business of mountain climbing. Mountain climbing opportunities came at a fortuitous time just after China closed the borders of Tibet in 1959 and shut down the Tibet-India trade. Fürer-Haimendorf examines the changes in family and village life, monasteries, religious ceremonies, and morality. The lucrative business of mountain guiding and porterage has pulled young men into the city of Kathmandu, where the more successful have established second homes. The absence of men in the village has significantly impacted the traditional way of life. Fürer-Haimendorf provides a life history of each monk in one monastery and a 1953/1983 synopsis of each household in the village of Khumjung.
Document Number: 18
Document ID: ak06-018
Document Type: Monograph
Language: English
Field Date: 1953-1983
Evaluation: Ethnologist-4,5
Analyst: Ian Skoggard ; 2002
Coverage Date: 1953-1983
Coverage Place: Khumjung and Khumbu region, Nepal
LCSH: Sherpa (Nepalese people)

Fürer-Haimendorf, Christoph von, 1909-. The Sherpas transformed: social change in a Buddhist society of Nepal