Other Worlds: Notions Of Self And Emotion Among The Lohorung Rai (explorations In Anthropology)

This important ethnographic study explores the world-view of the Lohorung Rai, a hill tribe of about 3,000 members living in Eastern Nepal. These rice farmers have a tradition of migration combined with hunting and gathering. By examining Lohorung concepts and their discourse on self and emotion, this book explores the way in which ancestral influence dominates the daily lives and rituals of the Lohorung. It explores the 'other world' of the Lohorung within which their concepts about the nature of the person and the natural world can be understood. This study will be relevant not only to Himalayan experts but to all anthropologists interested in culture, self and emotion. This Important Ethnographic Study Explores The World-view Of The Lohorung Rai, A Hill Tribe Of About 3,000 Members Living In Eastern Nepal. These Rice Farmers Have A Tradition Of Migration Combined With Hunting And Gathering. By Examining Lohorung Concepts And Their Discourse On Self And Emotion, This Book Explores The Way In Which Ancestral Influence Dominates The Daily Lives And Rituals Of The Lohorung. It Explores The Other World Of The Lohorung Within Which These Concepts About The Nature Of The Person And The Natural World Can Be Understood. This Study Will Be Relevant Not Only To Himalayan Experts But To All Anthropologists Interested In Self And Emotion.--jacket. 1. Theories In My Boots -- 2. Pangma People -- 3. The Ancestors Are Angry -- 4. The Superhuman World And Knowledge Of Illness -- 5. Knowledge Of The Past For The Present -- 6. Lohorung Houses: Saya And Nuagi -- 7. The Person And The Cycle Of Life -- 8. Emotions And Concepts Of Mind: Understanding Lohorung Behaviour And Social Institutions -- 9. Personhood, Emotions And Ethnopsychology Concluding Remarks -- App. 1. The Lohorung Language -- App. 2. Kinship Terminology -- App. 3. Lohorung Texts. Charlotte E. Hardman. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 297-306) And Index. Machine generated contents note: 1 THEORIES IN MY BOOTS 1 2 PANGMA PEOPLE 19 3 THE ANCESTORS ARE ANGRY 41 4 THE SUPERHUMAN WORLD AND KNOWLEDGE OF ILLNESS 59 5 KNOWLEDGE OF THE PAST FOR THE PRESENT 103 6 LOHORUNG HOUSES: SAYA AND NUAGI 137 7 THE PERSON AND THE CYCLE OF LIFE 173 8 EMOTIONS AND CONCEPTS OF MIND: UNDERSTANDING LOHORUNG BEHAVIOUR AND SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS 223 9 PERSONHOOD, EMOTIONS AND ETHNOPSYCHOLOGY CONCLUDING REMARKS 273.