The sun rises : a shaman's chant, ritual exchange and fertility in the Apatani Valley / / by Stuart Blackburn.

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Bibliographic Details
Superior document:Brill's Tibetan studies library, v. 16/3
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TeilnehmendeR:
Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
Sino-Tibetan
Series:Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 16/3.
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Physical Description:xvii, 401 p., 22 p. of plates :; ill. (chiefly col.), maps.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.