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Growing Up

Hindu and Buddhist Initiation Rituals Among Newar Children in Bhaktapur, Nepal

By: Niels Gutschow,Axel Michaels,Christian Bau

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Growing Up

Hindu and Buddhist Initiation Rituals Among Newar Children in Bhaktapur, Nepal

By: Niels Gutschow,Axel Michaels,Christian Bau

The authors - an architectural historian (Niels Gutschow) and an indologist (Axel Michaels) - are presenting the second part of a trilogy of studies of life-cycle rituals in Nepal, carried out under the auspices of the Collaborative Research Centre "Dynamics of Ritual". The initiation of boys and girls of both Hindus and Buddhists of the ethnic community of Newars in the Kathmandu Valley are documented. The first part of the book presents elements of Newar rituals, the spatial background of Bhaktapur and the hierarchy of ritual specialists - illustrated by 21 maps. The second part documents with detailed descriptions the . rst feeding of solid food, birthday rituals, and pre-puberty rituals like the first shaving of the hair, the boy's initiation with the loincloth (in Buddhist and Hindu contexts), the girl's marriage with the bel fruit and the girl's seclusion. One girl's marriage (Ihi) and three boy's initiations (Kaytapuja) are documented on a DVD. The third part presents the textual tradition: local handbooks and manuals used by the Brahmin priest to guide the rituals. Two of these texts are edited and translated to demonstrate the function of such texts in a variety of contexts.

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Otto Harrassowitz Verlag

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3447057521

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9783447057523

The Nepalese Caitya

1500 Years of Buddhist Votive Architecture in the Kathmandu Valley

By: Niels Gutschow,David N. Gellner

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The Nepalese Caitya

1500 Years of Buddhist Votive Architecture in the Kathmandu Valley

By: Niels Gutschow,David N. Gellner

Includes not only architectural information, but also the cultural significance of these Buddhist monuments.

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Edition Axel Menges

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3930698757

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Handling Death

The Dynamics of Death and Ancestor Rituals Among the Newars of Bhaktapur, Nepal

By: Niels Gutschow,Axel Michaels

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Handling Death

The Dynamics of Death and Ancestor Rituals Among the Newars of Bhaktapur, Nepal

By: Niels Gutschow,Axel Michaels

In a rare combination of competence, an architectural historian (Niels Gutschow) and an indologist (Axel Michaels) have documented death rituals of the ethnic community of Newars in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. The first part of the book focusses to a specific setting, the ancient city of Bhaktapur and its calendric rituals of death and renewal. An introduction to the urban fabric with its cremation places, routes of death processions, places of spirits and ancestor deities is followed by a presentation of specialists involved in the death and ancestor rituals - illustrated by 28 maps. The second part presents a detailed description of the union of the deceased with his forefathers, a ritual which is also documented on a DVD. In addition, local handbooks and manuals used by the Brahmin priest during this ritual are edited and translated. This ethno-indological method of combination of textual and contextual approaches aims at understanding both the agency in rituals and the function of the text in contexts. Formalized rituals turn out to be by no means strict, stereotypical and unchangeable. The uniqueness of the actors, places and time has prompted the authors to name places and actors and to date time. The study of death rituals represents the first part of a trilogy of studies of life-cycle rituals in Nepal, carried out under the auspices of the Collaborative Research Centre "Dynamics of Ritual" (Sonderforschungsbereich 619: Ritualdynamik).

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3447051604

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Handling Death

The Dynamics of Death and Ancestor Rituals Among the Newars of Bhaktapur, Nepal

By: Niels Gutschow,Axel Michaels

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The Dynamics of Death and Ancestor Rituals Among the Newars of Bhaktapur, Nepal

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Growing Up

Hindu and Buddhist Initiation Rituals Among Newar Children in Bhaktapur, Nepal

By: Niels Gutschow,Axel Michaels,Christian Bau

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Hindu and Buddhist Initiation Rituals Among Newar Children in Bhaktapur, Nepal

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Benares

The Sacred Landscape of Vārāṇasī

By: Niels Gutschow

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Benares

The Sacred Landscape of Vārāṇasī

By: Niels Gutschow

The book gives a comprehensive view of the complex world of India's sacred place par excellence, also known as Benares. Beyond a scholarly presentation of pilgrimages and documentation of their routes the book opens a new view: visually compelling photographs focus on sacred objects.

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393668104X

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