In the Circle of White Stones

Moving through Seasons with Nomads of Eastern Tibet

AvGillian G. Tan,Stevan Harrell

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

Del i serien Studies on Ethnic Groups in China

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Beskrivning

This narrative of subsistence on the Tibetan plateau describes the life-worlds of people in a region traditionally known as Kham who move with their yaks from pasture to pasture, depending on the milk production of their herd for sustenance. Gillian Tan’s story, based on her own experience of living through seasonal cycles with the people of Dora Karmo between 2006 and 2013, examines the community’s powerful relationship with a Buddhist lama and their interactions with external agents of change. In showing how they perceive their environment and dwell in their world, Tan conveys a spare beauty that honors the stillness and rhythms of nomadic life.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-12-01
Mått:152 x 229 x undefined mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Studies on Ethnic Groups in China
Antal sidor:176
Förlag:University of Washington Press
ISBN:9780295999470

Utforska kategorier

Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Asiens historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Buddhism inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Gillian G. Tan is assistant professor of anthropology at Deakin University in Victoria, Australia.

Recensioner i media

"Tan's curiosity about pastoral culture and language is obvious in her reported observations and experiences. . . . The author's use of detail could not have been imagined, but only have come from lived experience. . . . I thoroughly enjoyed reading In the Circle of White Stones and its depiction of the reality of a Tibetan herding way of life."

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword / Stevan HarrellPrefaceAcknowledgmentsTranscription, Transliteration, and NamesThe PeopleTimeline1. Getting to Dora Karmo2. The House and the Tent3. Life in the Summer Pasture4. A World of Impermanence5. The Lama6. Leaving and ArrivingGlossarySuggested ReadingIndex

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