Ancestors, Goddesses, Ritual and Politics: Fieldwork in Bhaktapur, Nepal
This article will recount the author's fieldwork in Bhaktapur, Nepal, between 2015 and 2016, during two separate stints, which coincided with the aftermath of an earthquake that occurred in April 2015. The author conducted his research with a family of dancer-mediums in Bhaktapur - known locall...
| Published in: | Fieldwork in religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Equinox
2022
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| In: |
Fieldwork in religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bhaktapur
/ Field-research
/ Tantrism
/ Ritual
/ Anthropology
/ Politics
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism KBM Asia |
| Further subjects: | B
Fieldwork
B Bhaktapur B Newars B Religion B Politics B Ritual Performance B Goddesses B Nepal |
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| Summary: | This article will recount the author's fieldwork in Bhaktapur, Nepal, between 2015 and 2016, during two separate stints, which coincided with the aftermath of an earthquake that occurred in April 2015. The author conducted his research with a family of dancer-mediums in Bhaktapur - known locally as the Banmalas - in an area known as Kamalvin?yak. Annually, from October to June, the Banmalas perform a series of ritual performances in and around Bhaktapur. During these rites, each medium embodies a member of a goddess-family (Navadurg?) whose respective shrines encircle Bhaktapur's borders. Broadly, this article will introduce the family's traditions, rituals and political affinities, whilst also highlighting the importance of combining group-centred fieldwork with a cross-sectional study for scholars of contemporary religion. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-0623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Fieldwork in religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/firn.23786 |