Anthropology of Music

ISBN-13: 9786202557641 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 228 str.

Bishnu Prasad Dahal

Opis

Nepal is linguistically, racially, religiously, geographically diversified country. Though having 61 ethnics and caste group's diversification in regions, language, geography, culture etc. could be found. Socio-cultural integration, harmonious and social cohesions are the main characteristics of the country. Nepal stands as multicultural nation- a well integrated culture, various norms values and customs support one another and fit together well for collective action. Language is the means through which one interacts with other in one hand and in other hand language helps to shape one's ideas, beliefs, feelings, knowledge and others verbally, in case of non verbal communication and interactions there are various provisions or methods like- sign language, symbolic interpretations, songs, cliché story, films etc. that society accepts and develops to satisfy the needs of particular groups. By the communication between cultures and individuals, language becomes the means, with the help of interaction, one influences another. Both parties assimilate and acculturate with one another.

O autorze

Dahal, Bishnu Prasad
Bishnu Prasad Dahal is an anthropologist with Ph.D. He has worked for the past 20 years in the research, teaching and development field with special focus on social anthropology, cultural anthropology and gender issues began from 2000 when he first started to teach University from Tribhuvan University as Lecturer.