This book is a Reprt of a long out of print classic anthropological study of the shamans of Nepal. With the introduction of western medicine and so-called modern amenities, this is a fascinating account of a traditional way of life that is slowly disappearing in the Himalayan kingdom. Spirit possession, magic, witchcraft and occult healing ceremonies are still daily realities in the villages of Nepal. Who are the people who deal with these realities on behalf afflicted members of the community? This absorbing in-depth study reveals the amazing secrets of traditional Himalayan shamans ( known locally as Jhankris) and their clients in the Dolakha district, a remote mountainous region of Nepal inhabited by the Thami people.
Tantric Healing in the Kathmandu Valley
ANGELA DIETRICH
BOOK FAITH INDIA
TAMANG SHAMANS AN ETHNOPSYCHIATRIC STUDY OF ECSTASY AND HEALING IN NEPAL
LARRY PETERS
NIRALA PUBLICATIONS DELHI
TRANSFORMATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS POTENTIALS FOR OUR FURUTE
EIGNER DAGMAR,KREMER JURGEN
VAJRA BOOKS/VAJRA PUBLICATIONS INC. PVT. LTD.
Exorcising Ancestors Conquering Heaven
BRIGITTE STEINMANN,MUKTA SINGH TAMANG,THUDEN GYALCHEN LAMA
Shamanic Solitudes Ecstasy Madness and Spirit Possession in the Nepal Himalayas
MARTINO NICOLETTI
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