The Cultural Heritage of Sikkim. (2020)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- The Cultural Heritage of Sikkim. (2020)
- Main Title:
- The Cultural Heritage of Sikkim
- Further Information:
- Note: Sarit K. Chaudhuri, Sameera Maiti, Charisma K. Lepcha.
- Editors:
- Chaudhuri, Sarit K
Maiti, Sameera
Lepcha, Charisma K - Contents:
- Introduction; PART I: History and Heritage; 1. The Residency, Bharat Bhawan and Raj Bhawan 2. Mapping the Heritage: Sikkim as a Place in Travel Narratives of the Colonial Era 3. The Process of State Formation and its Impact on Social Formation in Eastern Nepal and Sikkim, Sixteenth-nineteenth Centuries 4. Changing Dynamics of Traditional Culture of Sikkim in Different Times: From the Lepcha Era to the Modern Period 5. Protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions of Indigenous Communities in Sikkim: Contextualization within the Institutional Framework for Protection of Traditional Knowledge in India 6. Traditional Healing Practices and the Role of Traditional Health Practitioners in Primary Health Care: A Medical Heritage of Sikkim; PART II: People; 7. Culture Kept Alive through Oral Traditions: A Peep into the World of the Lepchas 8. Tamba Oral Tradition and Transference of Tales in the Darjeeling, Sikkim Himalayas 9. Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Tamangs of Sikkim: Exploring History through Oral Narratives 10. The Tamang Community in Sikkim: A Cultural Background 11. Where the Material and the Ceremonial Meet: Understanding Alcohol Culture in Sikkim: A Gender Analysis; PART III: Religion and Ritual 12. Bon Religion in Sikkim 13. Geographical Features and Religion: Buddhism among the Lhopos 14. Significance of Cham Dance: The Masked Ritual in Sikkim 15. Rituals and Death Memorial: Chowtara among the Limbus of Sikkim; Section IV: Tourism and Economy 16. TranshumanceIntroduction; PART I: History and Heritage; 1. The Residency, Bharat Bhawan and Raj Bhawan 2. Mapping the Heritage: Sikkim as a Place in Travel Narratives of the Colonial Era 3. The Process of State Formation and its Impact on Social Formation in Eastern Nepal and Sikkim, Sixteenth-nineteenth Centuries 4. Changing Dynamics of Traditional Culture of Sikkim in Different Times: From the Lepcha Era to the Modern Period 5. Protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions of Indigenous Communities in Sikkim: Contextualization within the Institutional Framework for Protection of Traditional Knowledge in India 6. Traditional Healing Practices and the Role of Traditional Health Practitioners in Primary Health Care: A Medical Heritage of Sikkim; PART II: People; 7. Culture Kept Alive through Oral Traditions: A Peep into the World of the Lepchas 8. Tamba Oral Tradition and Transference of Tales in the Darjeeling, Sikkim Himalayas 9. Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Tamangs of Sikkim: Exploring History through Oral Narratives 10. The Tamang Community in Sikkim: A Cultural Background 11. Where the Material and the Ceremonial Meet: Understanding Alcohol Culture in Sikkim: A Gender Analysis; PART III: Religion and Ritual 12. Bon Religion in Sikkim 13. Geographical Features and Religion: Buddhism among the Lhopos 14. Significance of Cham Dance: The Masked Ritual in Sikkim 15. Rituals and Death Memorial: Chowtara among the Limbus of Sikkim; Section IV: Tourism and Economy 16. Transhumance to Home Stay Tourism: A Transformation of Cultural and Economic Activities at Lachen Valley, Sikkim 17. Who Dances for Kanchenjunga? Cultural Heritage and Tourism in Sikkim 18. Culture, Creativity and Tourism: A Study of Sikkim 19. Infrastructure Development: Strategy for Inclusive and Sustainable Heritage Tourism in Sikkim 20. Maize Cultivation in Sikkim: Food Security and Strategy; PART V: Art and Museum; 21. Musical Instruments of Limbu in Sikkim 22. Folk Dance as a Cultural Symbol among; Nepalis of Sikkim 23. Role of Monastery and Craft Centre in the Perpetuation of Ethnic Craft in Sikkim:Issues of Tradition and Change 24. Rong Lupon Sonam Tshering and his ‘Museum of Innocence’: A Unique Mission for the Preservation of Lepcha Arts, Crafts and Culture 25. Integrating Museum, Intangible Heritage, Cultural Empowerment and Anthropology … (more)
- Edition:
- 1st
- Publisher Details:
- Routledge
- Publication Date:
- 2020
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (432 pages), (47 illustrations)
- Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781000079227
1000079228 - Access Rights:
- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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