Trance, Ritual and Rhythm: The Cult of Mahasu Deota in the Western Himalayas
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1st ed.
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8188827207, 9788188827206
Length
xxi+130p., Illustrations; Plates; Figures; Bibliography; Glossary; 23cm.
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This study is based upon field research conducted in Hanol, a Jaunsari village in the Western Himalayan region of India. The daily puja ceremonies in Hanol are central to the social spiritual life the community; ritual drumming is a central component of this ceremony. During the ceremony, the Bajgis, hereditary musicians, perform a series, of talas (rhythmic cycles) that bring the spirit of the deity into oracles known as bakis or malis. The temporally and ...
