Krieger von Sonne und Mond: Mythen und Märchen der Völker im Nordosten Indiens (Gedächtnis der Völker (GdV))

Name: Krieger von Sonne und Mond: Mythen und Märchen der Völker im Nordosten Indiens (Gedächtnis der Völker (GdV))
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By Ham, Peter van

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'Seven Sisters of India' are called the states in the northeast of the Indian subcontinent. This huge area between Tibet, China, Burma and Bangladesh stretches from the icy peaks of the Himalayan to the humid hot, Assam. Under the protective roof of the rainforest, unusual tribal rites have been retained that have little commonly with the Hindu India. With some of the over 500 ethnies at home here, the – now most symbolically practiced – head hunt and the presentation of the skull trophies plays a central role. Family associations of hundreds of members live together in long houses, practice a megalith cult around giant stones, the multitude and the success across the maternal line (whereas a male emanzipation movement runs storm). As rich, mysterious and archaic as the rites and traditions is the oral narrative treasure that the Himalayan expert Peter van Ham raised on his research journeys and makes them accessible here in German. It also gives a detailed overview of the history and mythology of the peoples in northeast India.

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Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 160
Publication Date:: 2011-10-01
Publisher:: Waldgut Verlag
Languages:: Published: German, Original: German
ISBN10:: 3037401044
Weight:: 257 g

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