In the circle of white stones : moving through seasons with nomads of eastern Tibet /
Tan, Gillian G.,
In the circle of white stones : moving through seasons with nomads of eastern Tibet / Gillian G. Tan. - 1 online resource (xxiv, 147 pages) : illustrations, maps - Studies on Ethnic Groups in China . - Studies on ethnic groups in China. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Getting to Dora Karmo -- The house and the tent -- Life in the summer pasture -- A world of impermanence -- The Lama -- Leaving and arriving.
"In this ethnographic narrative of subsistence on the Tibetan plateau, anthropologist Gillian Tan describes the life-worlds of Tibetan nomads in a region traditionally known as Kham. The people of Dora Karmo (Circle of White Stones) are pastoralists who move with their yaks from pasture to pasture and depend on the milk production of their herd for sustenance. Tan's story, based her on own experience of living through seasonal cycles with the people of Dora Karmo between 2006 and 2013, examines the community's powerful relationship with a Buddhist lama and their interactions with external agents of change. As Buddhists, they believe in the never-ending cycle of life and death through reincarnation. Death, then, is not regarded as permanent loss but as the opportunity for continual change. Portrayals of personal loss through natural causes and revenge feuds, as well as sky burials, illustrate how impermanence permeates daily life. These pastoralists have adapted since 1959 to conditions imposed by the Chinese state through a combination of acquiescence, strategy, and resistance. They have also started to participate in the markets of a rapidly modernizing China, and in projects of international development that originate outside their own belief systems and social structures. In showing how the people of Dora Karmo perceive their environment and dwell in their world, Tan calls on development agents to consider this different worldview before they initiate projects among and for nomads"--Provided by publisher This narrative of subsistence on the Tibetan plateau describes the life-worlds of people in a region traditionally known as Kham who move with their yaks from pasture to pasture, depending on the milk production of their herd for sustenance. Gillian Tan's story, based on her own experience of living through seasonal cycles with the people of Dora Karmo between 2006 and 2013, examines the community's powerful relationship with a Buddhist lama and their interactions with external agents of change. In showing how they perceive their environment and dwell in their world, Tan conveys a spare beauty that honors the stillness and rhythms of nomadic life.
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22573/ctvctdf1d JSTOR
Tan, Gillian G.--Travel--Tibet, Plateau of.
Tan, Gillian G.--Travel--Tibet, Plateau of.
Tan, Gillian G.
Nomads--Social life and customs.--Tibetan Plateau
Seasons--Tibetan Plateau.
Pastoral systems--Tibetan Plateau.
Buddhists--Social life and customs.--Tibetan Plateau
Ethnology--Tibetan Plateau.
Nomades--Mœurs et coutumes.--Tibet, Plateau du
Saisons--Tibet, Plateau du.
Pastoralisme--Tibet, Plateau du.
Bouddhistes--Mœurs et coutumes.--Tibet, Plateau du
Ethnologie--Tibet, Plateau du.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Minority Studies.
HISTORY--Asia--China.
Buddhists--Social life and customs
Ethnic relations
Ethnology
Manners and customs
Nomads--Social life and customs
Pastoral systems
Seasons
Travel
Nomade
Tibetan Plateau--Social life and customs.
Tibetan Plateau--Religious life and customs.
Tibetan Plateau--Description and travel.
Tibetan Plateau--Ethnic relations.
Tibet, Plateau du--Mœurs et coutumes.
Tibet, Plateau du--Vie religieuse.
Tibet, Plateau du--Descriptions et voyages.
Tibet, Plateau du--Relations interethniques.
China--Plateau of Tibet
Tibet--Ost
DS786 / .T33 2017eb
305.9/0691809515
In the circle of white stones : moving through seasons with nomads of eastern Tibet / Gillian G. Tan. - 1 online resource (xxiv, 147 pages) : illustrations, maps - Studies on Ethnic Groups in China . - Studies on ethnic groups in China. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Getting to Dora Karmo -- The house and the tent -- Life in the summer pasture -- A world of impermanence -- The Lama -- Leaving and arriving.
"In this ethnographic narrative of subsistence on the Tibetan plateau, anthropologist Gillian Tan describes the life-worlds of Tibetan nomads in a region traditionally known as Kham. The people of Dora Karmo (Circle of White Stones) are pastoralists who move with their yaks from pasture to pasture and depend on the milk production of their herd for sustenance. Tan's story, based her on own experience of living through seasonal cycles with the people of Dora Karmo between 2006 and 2013, examines the community's powerful relationship with a Buddhist lama and their interactions with external agents of change. As Buddhists, they believe in the never-ending cycle of life and death through reincarnation. Death, then, is not regarded as permanent loss but as the opportunity for continual change. Portrayals of personal loss through natural causes and revenge feuds, as well as sky burials, illustrate how impermanence permeates daily life. These pastoralists have adapted since 1959 to conditions imposed by the Chinese state through a combination of acquiescence, strategy, and resistance. They have also started to participate in the markets of a rapidly modernizing China, and in projects of international development that originate outside their own belief systems and social structures. In showing how the people of Dora Karmo perceive their environment and dwell in their world, Tan calls on development agents to consider this different worldview before they initiate projects among and for nomads"--Provided by publisher This narrative of subsistence on the Tibetan plateau describes the life-worlds of people in a region traditionally known as Kham who move with their yaks from pasture to pasture, depending on the milk production of their herd for sustenance. Gillian Tan's story, based on her own experience of living through seasonal cycles with the people of Dora Karmo between 2006 and 2013, examines the community's powerful relationship with a Buddhist lama and their interactions with external agents of change. In showing how they perceive their environment and dwell in their world, Tan conveys a spare beauty that honors the stillness and rhythms of nomadic life.
9780295999494 0295999497
22573/ctvctdf1d JSTOR
Tan, Gillian G.--Travel--Tibet, Plateau of.
Tan, Gillian G.--Travel--Tibet, Plateau of.
Tan, Gillian G.
Nomads--Social life and customs.--Tibetan Plateau
Seasons--Tibetan Plateau.
Pastoral systems--Tibetan Plateau.
Buddhists--Social life and customs.--Tibetan Plateau
Ethnology--Tibetan Plateau.
Nomades--Mœurs et coutumes.--Tibet, Plateau du
Saisons--Tibet, Plateau du.
Pastoralisme--Tibet, Plateau du.
Bouddhistes--Mœurs et coutumes.--Tibet, Plateau du
Ethnologie--Tibet, Plateau du.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Minority Studies.
HISTORY--Asia--China.
Buddhists--Social life and customs
Ethnic relations
Ethnology
Manners and customs
Nomads--Social life and customs
Pastoral systems
Seasons
Travel
Nomade
Tibetan Plateau--Social life and customs.
Tibetan Plateau--Religious life and customs.
Tibetan Plateau--Description and travel.
Tibetan Plateau--Ethnic relations.
Tibet, Plateau du--Mœurs et coutumes.
Tibet, Plateau du--Vie religieuse.
Tibet, Plateau du--Descriptions et voyages.
Tibet, Plateau du--Relations interethniques.
China--Plateau of Tibet
Tibet--Ost
DS786 / .T33 2017eb
305.9/0691809515