Blackburn, Stuart H.

The sun rises a shaman's chant, ritual exchange and fertility in the Apatani Valley / [electronic resource] : by Stuart Blackburn. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010. - xvii, 401 p., 22 p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), maps. - Brill's Tibetan studies library, v. 16/3 1568-6183 ; . - Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 16/3. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [391]-397) and index.

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.


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Includes English translation and Romanized Apatani text.






Apatani (Indic people)--Rites and ceremonies.
Oral tradition--India--Apatani Valley.
Apatani (Indic people)--Folklore.


Apatani Valley (India)


Electronic books.

DS432.A6 / B53 2010eb

305.89/4