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The Heart of Helambu : Ethnography and Entanglement in Nepal /

O'Neill, Tom

The Heart of Helambu : Ethnography and Entanglement in Nepal / Tom O'Neill. - 1 online resource (184 p.) : 1 map - Anthropological Horizons .

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One. Solidarity, In Little Pieces -- Chapter Two .They Kill Animals Only For The Gods -- Chapter Three. A Map Of Boudhanath -- Chapter Four. You Should Not Be Too Big A Person -- Chapter Five .A Modest Chöten -- Chapter Six. Diverging Paths -- Chapter Seven. A Family Problem -- Chapter Eight. Narayanhiti -- Selected Glossary Of Nepali And Tibetan Terms -- References -- Index

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Over the course of the last twenty-five years, Tom O’Neill has traveled frequently to Kathmandu and the Helambu region of Nepal to undertake ethnographic fieldwork with the Yolmo business owners and carpet weavers of the area. The Heart of Helambu is an evocative and touching account of his experiences working in Nepal during those turbulent times.In his autoethnographic memoir, O’Neill reflects on the complex relationships he developed with his research participants: the carpet weavers, their families, and others in the communities which he studied. A compelling account of ethnographic fieldwork’s personal dimension and the ethical and emotional challenges that come with maintaining relationships across substantial social distances, The Heart of Helambu illustrates an important aspect of anthropological research through O’Neill’s engaging story.


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

9781487500351 9781487510800

10.3138/9781487510800 doi


Ethnology--Fieldwork--Nepal--Helmu.
Ethnology--Nepal--Helmu.
Helambu Sherpa (Nepalese people)--Social life and customs.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General.

GN635.N425 / O54 2016eb

305.80095496