Peace and conflict in Ladakh : the construction of a fragile web of order / by Fernanda Pirie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pirie, Fernanda, 1964-

Series:

Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 13.

Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ladākh (India)--Social life and customs.

Ladākh (India).

Ladākh (India)--Boundaries.

Ladākh (India)--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Long caught between powerful neighbours, Ladakh is now a border region in the vast Indian nation state. In this detailed, anthropological study Fernanda Pirie traces the ways order has been created by, but also despite and in defiance of, the powerful external forces of religion, war, politics and wealth. Gradually a clear analysis unfolds of the subtle dynamics that have long characterised relations between local communities and centres of power and which can successfully be applied to the wider region. This exemplary study of conflict resolution brings to light the means by which small communities, both rural and urban, negotiate peace amidst the heterogeneous forces of modernity, while at the same time critically re-examining theories that over-emphasize the explanatory power of Buddhism. This rich ethnographic account of local practices fills a conspicuous gap in secondary literature on Tibetan law.

Contents:

Preliminary Materials / F. Pirie

Chapter One. Introduction / F. Pirie

Chapter Two. Ladakh / F. Pirie

Chapter Three. Village Organisation / F. Pirie

Chapter Four. Conflict In The Village / F. Pirie

Chapter Five. The Realm Of The Spirits / F. Pirie

Chapter Six. Losar / F. Pirie

Chapter Seven. The Sacred Social Order / F. Pirie

Chapter Eight. Ethnographic Tibet / F. Pirie

Chapter Nine. Urban Processes And Political Change / F. Pirie

Chapter Ten. Conclusion / F. Pirie

Glossary / F. Pirie

Bibliography / F. Pirie

Index / F. Pirie.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-225) and index.

ISBN:

9786611458201

9781281458209

1281458201

9789047411819

9047411811

OCLC:

320325892

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004155961.i-238 DOI