Journal of the American Oriental Society, Oct 1, 2002
... ABIM - An Annotated Bibliography of Indian Medicine. Hinduism and ecology -- The intersection... more ... ABIM - An Annotated Bibliography of Indian Medicine. Hinduism and ecology -- The intersection of earth, sky, and water. -. Author(s): Chapple, Christopher Key and Mary Evelyn Tucker (Eds.). Title: Hinduism and ecology -- The intersection of earth, sky, and water. ...
... The Mughals, a Muslim dynasty founded in 1526 by Zahir-ud-dm Muhammad Babur, were initially f... more ... The Mughals, a Muslim dynasty founded in 1526 by Zahir-ud-dm Muhammad Babur, were initially foreigners to India ... By 1739, when Nadir Shah, a Persian invader, sacked Delhi and carried off the famous, jewel-encrusted peacock throne built for Shah Jahan (r. 1628-58), artists ...
WOVEN HISTORY: IDENTITY AND THE PAST IN LAO-TAI WEAVINGNestled in the steep wooded mountains and ... more WOVEN HISTORY: IDENTITY AND THE PAST IN LAO-TAI WEAVINGNestled in the steep wooded mountains and deep river valleys of northeast Laos, peoples like the Tai Daeng, or the Red Tai, of Houa Phan province live in villages and towns fairly distant from the full commerce of places like the capital city of Vientiane. While their culture is grounded in a "spirit religion" whose efficacy depends upon the work of healing and funeral shamans, Theravada Buddhism has reached many of these sites and is often practiced alongside the older religion. While the degree to which there is an interlacing of religions depends on whether a site is close to trade routes or not - e.g., towns on major trade routes will have a higher presence of Buddhism than villages that are "off road" - there is one important continuity that binds them. Most Lao-Tai groups in this area have weaving as their major artistic expression, and invest their rich, labor-intensive textiles with the charge of bear...
Journal of the American Oriental Society, Oct 1, 2002
... ABIM - An Annotated Bibliography of Indian Medicine. Hinduism and ecology -- The intersection... more ... ABIM - An Annotated Bibliography of Indian Medicine. Hinduism and ecology -- The intersection of earth, sky, and water. -. Author(s): Chapple, Christopher Key and Mary Evelyn Tucker (Eds.). Title: Hinduism and ecology -- The intersection of earth, sky, and water. ...
... The Mughals, a Muslim dynasty founded in 1526 by Zahir-ud-dm Muhammad Babur, were initially f... more ... The Mughals, a Muslim dynasty founded in 1526 by Zahir-ud-dm Muhammad Babur, were initially foreigners to India ... By 1739, when Nadir Shah, a Persian invader, sacked Delhi and carried off the famous, jewel-encrusted peacock throne built for Shah Jahan (r. 1628-58), artists ...
WOVEN HISTORY: IDENTITY AND THE PAST IN LAO-TAI WEAVINGNestled in the steep wooded mountains and ... more WOVEN HISTORY: IDENTITY AND THE PAST IN LAO-TAI WEAVINGNestled in the steep wooded mountains and deep river valleys of northeast Laos, peoples like the Tai Daeng, or the Red Tai, of Houa Phan province live in villages and towns fairly distant from the full commerce of places like the capital city of Vientiane. While their culture is grounded in a "spirit religion" whose efficacy depends upon the work of healing and funeral shamans, Theravada Buddhism has reached many of these sites and is often practiced alongside the older religion. While the degree to which there is an interlacing of religions depends on whether a site is close to trade routes or not - e.g., towns on major trade routes will have a higher presence of Buddhism than villages that are "off road" - there is one important continuity that binds them. Most Lao-Tai groups in this area have weaving as their major artistic expression, and invest their rich, labor-intensive textiles with the charge of bear...
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