Naga of Burma: Festivals, Customs and Way of Life Tapa blanda - 2006

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Bangkok: White Lotus Press, 2005. Paperback. Very Good/no dj. 1.00. Saul, J.D. & Dominique Viallard. Naga of Burma, the

Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2005. The Naga of Burma is the result of the author's over 30 years' research and fieldwork on the Naga people of far western Burma, a loosely related, fiercely independent, group of tribes, practicing headhunting until well into the 20th century. Tracing their origins, and examining their social structures, religion and ritual, architecture, arts and crafts, hunting and warfare, costume and ornament, the present work is destined to become an essential study for all with interest in these fascinating people and their rich traditional culture, now rapidly being lost to the forces of modernity. "A major addition to the ethnography of the Naga peoples." (Alan Macfarlane, Professor of Anthropological Science Cambridge University.) xiv, 212 pp., 153 colour plates, 56 line drawings, 4 maps . First Edition. Soft Cover. New. Illus. by Photography by Dominique Viallard. 23 x 22 cm.

Bangkok.: Orchid Press.. 2005.. Colour and black and white plates from photographs by Dominique Viallard, maps, sketches, 214 pp, notes, bibliography, index, paperback. "This book is the result of over 30 years of study by the author on the Burmese Naga groups inhabiting the area ranging between the Chindwin River and the international border with India. Building up on a base of unpublished official tour diaries and reports dating from the 1800s, the author made several visits to the Naga regions on both sides of the border and carried out research among the Naga, establishing contacts and encouraging Nagas themselves to co-operate in the gathering of the materials that form the basis of this book. A wide range of excellent colour illustrations by Dominique Viallard complement the text and, along with sketches relating to the text, provide a visual record of the numerous groups found throughout the Burmese Naga region. The book introduces the Naga at their New Year festival held at Lahe and then moves… Leer más