<p>This article attempts to give an account of the importance of Mount Targo and Lake Dangra as the specifics of their sacredness. The article looks at their role in ritual beliefs of some spirit-mediums of the pawo (dpa' bo) type. (Mark Premo-Hopkins 2004-04-09)</p>
<p>The article is a summary of the <em>tentsi</em> (bstan rtsis) or "chronology of the teachings" written by the Bönpo scholar Per Kværne.</p>
<p>A must read for those interested in the historico-religious relations between Bhutan, Ladakh and Tibet at the end of the 17th century.</p>
<p>The article looks at chapter six of the <em>Zermik</em> (Gzer-mig) in order to draw attention to the structural and topical similarties between the <em>Zermik</em> and other traditional narratives. The article also provides a literary analysis of the sixth chapter. (Mark Premo-Hopkins 2004-04-14)</p>
Objective: A cross-sectional survey of quality of life of people attending a self-development course involving psychophysiological mind-body medicine (MBM) activities. Design: A questionnaire study using a health-related quality of life (HRQoL) instrument, the SWED-QUAL, with 13 subscales scored 0-100, and questions about utilisation of alternative and standard health care, medication and sick leave. Setting: A training centre for MBM, established 15 years ago. Study group: One hundred and seven eligible course attendants (response rate 88%, age 20-70 years) during the year 2000 assessed their HRQoL just before entering the course. Attendance was self-initiated, without referral. The results on HRQoL were compared with those of control subjects from the general Swedish population. Results: Six of the thirteen HRQoL subscales were strongly and significantly reduced (p < 0.0001) in the study group: Negative affectivity, Role limitation due to emotional health, Positive affectivity, Cognitive functioning, Family functioning and Marital functioning. Long-term sick leave (>6 months) was three times as frequent in the study group as in the general population. Use of psychotropic medication was slightly increased compared to the general population, at least among the younger male participants. The education level was high, health care utilisation was average and body functioning was good. Conclusions: This group of well-educated men and women gave their emotional health an unexpectedly low rating, on a par with that given by people with chronic diseases.
Zotero Collections:
<p>A short review of Corneille Jest, <em>Dolpo: Communautes de Langue Tibetaine du Nepal</em>.</p>
<p>A short review of David L. Snellgrove and Tadeusz Skorupski, <em>The Cultural Heritage of Ladakh</em>.</p>
<p>A short review of Dawa Norbu, ed., <em>An Introduction to Tibetan Medicine</em>.</p>
<p>A short review of Hans Guldberg Axelsen, <em>The Sherpas of Solu District: A Preliminary Report on Ethnological Field Research in the Solu District of North-eastern Nepal</em>.</p>
<p>A short review of Heather Karmay, <em>Early Sino-Tibetan Art</em>.</p>
<p>A short review of Jacques van Goidsenhoven, <em>Art Lamaique, Art des Dieux</em>.</p>
<p>A review by Per Kværne of Karl Jetmar, <em>The Religions of the Hindukush. Vol. I. The Religion of the Kafirs</em>.</p>
<p>A short review of Siegfried Lienhard, <em>Die Legende vom Prinzen Viśvantara. Eine nepalesische Bildrolle aus der Sammlung des Museums für indische Kunst Berlin.</em>.</p>
<p>A review by Per Kværne of E. Steinkellner and H. Tauscher, <em>Contributions on Tibetan Language, History and Culture. Proceedings of the Csoma de Körös Symposium Held at Velm-Vienna, 13-19 Semptember 1981</em>.</p>
<p>A short review of Theodore Burang, <em>The Tibetan Art of Healing</em>.</p>
This two volume collection of papers represents a variety of scholarship on Tibet. The papers were originally presented at the sixth seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies held in Fagernes, Norway from August 21 to 28, 1992. (Ben Deitle 2006-05-15)
<p>A chapter of Prince Waldemar's narrative of his travel through Nepal in 1845, translated by Per Kvaerne and including many pictures of various sites. (Mark Turin 2004-06-16)</p>
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