Homeland or religion? : personal identity building in Zanskar, Indian Himalayas /
"Who are you? Where do you come from? These two simple questions have so many answers and are sometimes even difficult to answer. This book tells the story of a Buddhist-Muslim community from Padum, in the Zangskar Valley - Indian Greater Himalayas. The author has gained a unique insight into t...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2023]
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| Series: | Brill's Tibetan studies library ;
v. 55. |
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| Summary: | "Who are you? Where do you come from? These two simple questions have so many answers and are sometimes even difficult to answer. This book tells the story of a Buddhist-Muslim community from Padum, in the Zangskar Valley - Indian Greater Himalayas. The author has gained a unique insight into this community during twenty years of research while the people shared doubts and joys with her. These experiences showed her that the meaning of "belonging" to a homeland or a confessional group, and therefore the transformation of the process of identity building in our modern world, is bridging the gap between tradition and modernity"-- |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 132 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), charts, color map, plans ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-132) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789004544703 9004544704 |
| ISSN: | 1568-6183 ; |