Opening the hidden land : state formation and the construction of Sikkimese history / / by Saul Mullard.
In this first monograph on the history of Sikkim, the author challenges traditional Sikkimese historiography to rigourous historical enquiry by comparing it to original seventeenth and eighteenth century sources and exposes the contradictions founds within traditional narrative traditions. This book...
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| Superior document: | Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 26 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Brill's Tibetan studies library ;
v. 26. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (306 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Local historical narratives : Tibeto-Sikkimese origins and the establishment of the Sikkimese state
- Justifying 'state formation' : territorial expansion and the formation of law
- Religion and politics in early Sikkim : the case of Mnga' bdag phun tshogs rig 'dzin
- Lha btsun chen po and the formation of Sikkim
- Revisiting the state and political formation of early Sikkim
- Bhutan , Sikkim and British India : the arrival of 'Jigs med dpa' bo and the construction of historical narratives
- Conclusion : remarks on Sikkimese state formation and the construction of historical narratives.