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La demarcazione religiosa del territorio nel Bhutan
EtnoAntropologia, 2015 This paper deals with the symbolic organization of space in the traditional Bhutanese society on the background of the Buddhist religion. The author argues that there are different semantic networks whose ‘knots’ are monasteries, temples, stupa (mound ...
Pietro Scarduelli
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HIMALAYA, 2023 The Nagaland government’s July 2020 announcement of a ban on the sale of dog-meat stimulated a flood of articles on various aspects of the debate. The war of words pitted animal rights activists against the defenders of cultural rights.
Aditya K. Kakati
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Himalayan Households, Tamang Demography and Domestic Process
Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology, 2010 Thomes E. Fricke 1981, Himalayan Households, Tamang Demography and Domestic Process, Book Faith India, 1993 ( pp 227) Price 300 Rs DOI: 10.3126/dsaj.v3i0.2789 Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Vol.3 2009 201 ...
Prakash Prasad Sapkota
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Development and Environment: An Assessment of Population Growth vis-a-vis Soil Erosion in Nepal
Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology, 2014 This paper discusses the environmental myths and narratives prevailing in Nepal in reference to the population growth and soil erosion. Soil erosion is taken as primary element of environmental degradation by the theory of the Himalayan Environmental ...
Rishikesh Pandey
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Sleep, Melatonin, and the Menopausal Transition: What Are the Links? [PDF]
Sleep ScienceThe pineal hormone Melatonin plays an important role in the regulation of the circadian sleep/wake cycle, mood, and perhaps immune functions, carcinogensis and reproduction.
Shazia Jehan +9 more
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Review: J. F. Fischer (ed.), Himalayan Anthropology: The Indo-Tibetan Interface
, 2022 Review: J. F. Fischer (ed.), Himalayan Anthropology: The Indo-Tibetan Interface. In: Mitteilungen der Koordinierungsstelle für gegenwartsbezogene Ost- und Südasienforschung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Ost- und Südasienkunde 34 (1980), 86–90.
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Expanding Horizons, Deepening Engagement
HIMALAYAThis editorial reflects on a period of institutional growth and editorial transition at HIMALAYA, the journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies.
Michael Timothy Heneise
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Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Riverine and valley systems across the globe have been central to the development of past urban centres. By AD 900, the Shashe and Limpopo Rivers seem to have facilitated the interaction and integration of early farming communities in southern Africa. This paper focuses on the application of geoarchaeological perspectives made available by the
B. S. Nxumalo
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Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.Abstract This manuscript documents a systematic ethnomycological analysis of ethnographic archives. Focusing on texts describing human–fungi interactions, I conduct a global, cross‐cultural review of mushroom use, covering 193 societies worldwide. The study reveals diverse mushroom‐related cultural practices, emphasizing the significance of fungi ...
Roope O. Kaaronen
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MoussonsThis reflection on the consistency of social crossroads takes as a case study a very specific social organization that is generalized exchange; the position defended here is that it serves as a “holding together” of the heterogenous landscape (Deleuze ...
François Robinne
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