Nomads of eastern Tibet : social organization and economy of a pastoral estate in the kingdom of Dege / by Rinzin Thargyal ; edited by Toni Huber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thargyal, Rinzin.

Contributor:

Huber, Toni, 1956-

Series:

Brill's Tibetan studies library 1568-6183 ; v. 15.

Brill's Tibetan studies library, 1568-6183 ; v. 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nomads--China--Dege Xian--Social life and customs.

Nomads.

Nomads--China--Dege Xian--Economic conditions.

Herding--China--Dege Xian.

Herding.

Social structure--China--Dege Xian.

Social structure.

Economic conditions.

Manners and customs.

Dege Xian (China)--Social life and customs.

Dege Xian (China).

Dege Xian (China)--Economic conditions.

China--Dege Xian.

Physical Description:

xii, 222 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.

Summary:

This book presents the first comprehensive anthropological account of premodern Tibetan pastoral economy and social organization in the Kham region of eastern Tibet. It offers a uniquely fine-grained descriptive portrait of traditional Tibetan rural life among nomads in the kingdom of Dege. Based upon extensive ethnographic interviews, this study yields a nuanced analysis of the most crucial and controversial relationship in premodern Tibetan societies, namely, that ensuing between local lords and their dependents. It convincingly readdresses anthropological debates and political claims about feudalism or serfdom in Tibetan societies from a perspective that is more sensitive to local historical, social, and economic contexts.

Contents:

Introduction

The genesis of Zilphukhog

Labour service

Animal husbandry

Trade and peripheral incomes

Strategic transhumance

Household organization

Marriage and kinship

Birth and death

The political environment

Social organization.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [209]-215) and index.

ISBN:

9789004158139

9004158138

OCLC:

155755752