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Critical Han Studies
It is a pleasure to announce the arrival of “Critical Han Studies: The History, Representation and Identity of China’s Majority,” now out on University of California Press (on the GAIA series). The...
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Repkong rituals of offering to worldly deities
Luröl, Sakyi village, 2003 (click to enlarge) The Repkong county, in eastern Amdo (north-east Tibet / Qinghai province), is well known for its cults of place gods, known as luröl (Amdo: ləru...
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Les nomades du Ladakh – ouvrage et film
Avant de lire Les Bergers du Fort Noir. Nomades du Ladakh (Himalaya occidental) par Pascale Dollfus publié par la Société d’ethnologie (Nanterre) et annoncé pour juin 2012 (voir ici), une première...
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Self-immolation as protest in Tibet
Palden Choetso, self-immolated on 3 November 2011 Special issue of the journal Cultural Anthropology on the self-immolations in Tibet, co-edited by Carole McGranahan and Ralph Litzinger, published on 9...
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“Kham Project” receives support from the European Research Council
Stéphane Gros has been awarded a Starting Independent Researcher Grant from the European Research Council (ERC Starting Grant)[1] for his project “Territories, Communities and Exchanges in the...
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L’Himalaya à l’épreuve de l’expérience ethnographique
À l’occasion de la parution des deux nouveaux titres de la collection « Haute Asie », la Société d’ethnologie organise dans le cadre des « Entretiens du Comptoir des Presses » une soirée sur le thème «...
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Changing forms of religion as an indicator of current transformations in Nepal
When carefully considered, the motto of “let’s be happy” seems rather appropriate to the current Nepali situation. Political failure, disillusionment with politics, power cuts, a shortage of so many...
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“Negotiating Ethnicity: Politics and Display of Cultural Identities in...
Department of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies of the University of Vienna, Austrian Academy of Sciences (Institute for Social Anthropology and Phonogrammarchiv), Indian Council of Historical...
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Journeys and Transformations of Himalayan Objects
International Colloquium Objects’ Journeys and Transformation: Circulation and re-appropriations across the Himalayas and beyond (Parcours d’objets, objets en transformation : Circulation et...
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Conférences « Aspects du Népal contemporain »
Dans le cadre de l’évènement « Alliances en résonances : le Népal à Paris » Journée de Conférences ouvertes à tous INALCO/Alliance Française : « Aspects du Népal contemporain » Pôle des Langues et...
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Comparative anthropology of Buddhism workshop
Organized as a collaboration between the Centre of Himalayan Studies and the Southeast Asia Centre units of the French CNRS, a series of day-long thematic workshops in the comparative anthropology of...
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The Tulku Institution in Tibetan Buddhism
The Tulku Institution in Tibetan Buddhism: Past, Present and Future Prospects of the Reincarnation System The Himalayan Studies Program and Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the...
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Through the Lens of Law: Power and Society in India
International Workshop Session Court. Shimla, 2010, D. Berti The Just-India programme, which has been funded for four years by the ANR, will hold its last International Workshop in Paris, on January...
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Comparative anthropology of Buddhism workshop 2
Organized as a collaboration between the Centre of Himalayan Studies and the Southeast Asia Centre units of the French CNRS, a series of day-long thematic workshops in the comparative anthropology of...
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Incompleteness in Yi writings
China officially numbers fifty-five “minority nationalities” (shaoshu minzu 少数民族)—an expression often inappropriately translated as “national minorities” and wrongly regarded as “ethnic groups”. One of...
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Comparative anthropology of Buddhism workshop 3
Organized as a collaboration between the Centre of Himalayan Studies and the Southeast Asia Centre units of the French CNRS, a series of day-long thematic workshops in the comparative anthropology of...
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International Symposium: Women as Visionaries, Healers and Poisoners
Women as Visionaries, Healers and Poisoners Autnomous Female Religious Specialists in Tibet, the Himalayas and Inner Asia May 3-5, 2013 Central Asian Seminar, Institute for Asian and African Stdies,...
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Doctoral students workshop in Tibetan studies
The French Society for Tibetan Studies (Société Française d’Études du Monde Tibétain / SFEMT, founded in 2012) is pleased to announce its first Doctoral students workshop in Tibetan studies (organized...
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Sacred Topography and Cultural Transfers in the Himalayas
Symposium University of Vienna, Department of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies, Seminar Room 1 24-25 May 2013 (Organization: Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Mathes) This symposium is part of the larger...
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New book: “Le renoncement au féminin. Couvents et nonnes dans le bouddhisme...
Nicolas Schneider, Le renoncement au féminin. Couvents et nonnes dans le bouddhisme tibétain Philippe RamirezMore Posts
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