Himalayan Bridge

ISBN-13: 9780367611712 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 388 str.

Niraj Kumar; George Van Driem; Phunchok Stobdan

Opis

This book discusses the determinant factors which are at work in the Himalayas. Its spatiality, legends and myths, religious beliefs, rituals and traditions.
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Spis treści

Introduction PART I: Himalayas: Geology, Genetics, Identity 1. India-Asia Collision and the Making of Himalayas 2. Challenges to the Himalayan Watershed 3. From the Dhaulagiri to Lappland, the Americas and Oceania 4. Textile, Text, Terracing, Territoriality: Weaving a Pan-Himalayan Identity
PART II: Prism of the Past 5. Reflection of the Himalayas in the Ancient Indian Texts: A Note 6 Encounter and Engagement: Vignettes of the Trans-Himalayan Region 7. The Indian Frontier Administrative Service: Romanticism and Hostile Borders 8. Himalayan Buddhism Travels West
PART III: Mosaic of Politics 9. The Trans-Himalayan Geopolitics 10. Himalayas to Unite 11. Why Siachen Matters to India 12. Empowering the Kashmiris 13. Drug and Arms Flow in the Eastern Himalayan Region 14. Cultural Continuity and School Education in Bhutan: Current Initiatives, Challenges and Opportunities 15. Buddhist Identity Politics in Nepal since the 1990s
PART IV: Philosophy, Art and Culture 16. Relevance of the Nalanda Tradition for Contemporary Society: Wisdom, Non-Sectarianism and Secular Ethics 17. Footprints of Nalanda Master Naropa in the Himalayas 18. Sowa Rigpa: Traditional Medical System of the Himalayas 19. Himalayan Food Culture 20. Art Heritage and Law: Railroading Geographical Indications Act and Kangra Miniature Paintings 21. Alchi Murals: Tracing the Multiple Traditions 22. Pre-Vaishnavite and Post-Vaishnavite Dance Forms of Manipur
PART V: Spiritual Odyssey 23. Rishikesh: Silent Hum of Mystery 24. The Himalayas: A Mystic’s Viewpoint