Himalaya; Peoples, Arts and Adornment in Arunachal Pradesh PUBLICATION CANCELLED
by Peter van Ham and Aglaja StirnFormat: Trade Book
Pub. Date: 2008-05-13
Publisher(s): Philip Wilson Publishers
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Summary
The Northeast-Indian State of Arunachal Pradesh is formed by the easternmost part of the Himalaya - a remote region bordering Bhutan, Tibet, Yunnan and Upper Burma. It has been secluded for the last 65 years, and thus is perceived as the "Last Secret of the Himalayas". The region's elevated hilltops are inhabited by 50 ethnic groups who are culturally very much different from each other, yet form a fascinating unity. Over the centuries these proud peoples have developed extraordinary and highly unique cultural traits. "HIMALAYA" documents their religious customs and beliefs, their festivals as well as their art: weaving, woodcarving, dances and traditional architecture. The unique musical traditions of the peoples of Arunachal, unknown in the Western world, can be heard on a CD, which is included in this publication.This book accompanies a traveling exhibition which opens in Dresden in October 2006.
Author Biography
Aglaja Stirn studied anthropology and medicine and is now an Assistant Director at the Frankfurt University Hospital; her husband Peter van Ham is an educator and producer of musical and visual media in Frankfurt. They are Fellows of the Royal Asiatic and the Royal Geographical Societies, London and are Members of the prestigious Explorer’s Club in New York City.
Table of Contents
| Preface by Professor | |
| Introduction and Acknowledgements | |
| Arunachal Pradesh | |
| Land of the Dawnlit Mountains | |
| The Hunt for the Buru | |
| From a Malaria Jungle to a State | |
| A Short Historical and Political Outline of Arunachal Pradesh | |
| Early history, epics, ruins Assam and the British - Catholic missionary activities | |
| Inner Line, McMahon and Indian Independence | |
| Tibet and the Indo-China border war | |
| Verrier Elwin and the philosophy for NEFA | |
| Protection of tribal rights in five points | |
| From an external region to a union state Arunachal today | |
| Problems and chances | |
| A Hundred Peoples in the Land of the Hornbill | |
| The people from the sixth egg | |
| Explaining and securing one’s existence through myths | |
| The Northern Zone | |
| The Wind’s Kin | |
| Monpa, Sherdukpen, Memba, Khamba - Tawang | |
| The monastery founded by a horse BetweenBuddha and the Spirits | |
| Aka, Miji, Khowa | |
| The Central Zone | |
| Warriors of the Mist | |
| Nyishi, Hill Miri, Sulung - Mithun, tiger, hornbill Luminous Farmers | |
| The Apa Tani- A Shangri-la in Subansiri? - Sun and Moon as Highest Gods | |
| The Followers of Donyi-Polo Tradition and Progress at the Himalayan Brahmaputra | |
| The Adi- On foot from Pasighat to Along in 1952 - Didi Solung | |
| The Great Sacrificial Feast Where the Himalaya dies | |
| The Mishmi - Hundred under one roof | |
| The Longhouse culture The Southern Zone | |
| Sons of the Buddha | |
| Khampti and SingphoFormer Headhunters of the PatkoiRange | |
| Tangsa, Nocte, Wancho Bibliography | |
| The CD | |
| HIMALAYA | |
| Voices of Enchantment Preface by Professor Alan McFarlane | |
| Introduction and Acknowledgements | |
| Arunachal Pradesh | |
| Land of the Dawnlit Mountains | |
| The Hunt for the Buru | |
| From a Malaria Jungle to a State | |
| A Short Historical and Political Outline of Arunachal Pradesh | |
| Early history, epics, ruins Assam and the British - Catholic missionary activities | |
| Inner Line, McMahon and Indian Independence | |
| Tibet and the Indo-China border war | |
| Verrier Elwin and the philosophy for NEFA | |
| Protection of tribal rights in five points | |
| From an external region to a union state Arunachal today | |
| Problems and chances | |
| A Hundred Peoples in the Land of the Hornbill | |
| The people from the sixth egg | |
| Explaining and securing one’s existence through myths | |
| The Northern Zone | |
| The Wind’s Kin | |
| Monpa, Sherdukpen, Memba, Khamba - Tawang | |
| The monastery founded by a horse BetweenBuddha and the Spirits | |
| Aka, Miji, Khowa | |
| The Central Zone | |
| Warriors of the Mist | |
| Nyishi, Hill Miri, Sulung - Mithun, tiger, hornbill Luminous Farmers | |
| The Apa Tani- A Shangri-la in Subansiri? - Sun and Moon as Highest Gods | |
| The Followers of Donyi-Polo Tradition and Progress at the Himalayan Brahmaputra | |
| The Adi- On foot from Pasighat to Along in 1952 - Didi Solung | |
| The Great Sacrificial Feast Where the Himalaya dies | |
| The Mishmi - Hundred under one roof | |
| The Longhouse culture The Southern Zone | |
| Sons of the Buddha | |
| Khampti and SingphoFormer Headhunters of the PatkoiRange | |
| Tangsa, Nocte, Wancho Bibliography | |
| The CD: HIMALAYA | |
| Voices of Enchantment | |
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