Dreams of a final Sherpa
American Anthropologist
Short Title:
American Anthropologist
Format:
Journal Article
Publication Date:
1997/03//
Pages:
85
Sources ID:
97701
Collection:
Himalayan and Tibetan Medicine
Visibility:
Public (group default)
Abstract:
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Examines the rituals of the Himalayan Sherpa. Debate of ethnographic essentialism; Parallelism between Buddhist Sherpa ritual processes; Engagement in mimesis with idealized images; Reflexivity of effects of writings on the Sherpa.