This book analyses the social, political and religious life of the Hyolmo people of Nepal. Highlighting patterns of change and adaptation, it addresses the Shamanic-Buddhist interface that exists in the animated landscape of the Himalayas.
Proposing a new theoretical framework, this book explores Shamanism’s links with violence from a global perspective. Renowned anthropologists and authorities in the field draw on their research in Mongolia, China, Korea, Malaysia, Nepal, India, Siberia, America,