Comptes rendus / Book reviews

Comptes rendus  [Book Reviews]

I. Henrion-Dourcy. Le théâtre ache lhamo. Jeux et enjeux d'une tradition tibétaine. Leuven/Paris, 2017, in L'Homme, 2020, 1, n°233, pp. 179-182.

C. Barraud, A. Itéanu & I. Moya, Puissance et impuissance de la valeur. L'anthroplogie comparative de Louis Dumont. Paris, CNRS Ed. , 2016, in L'Homme, 225, 2018, pp. 199-226.

Mocko, A. Demoting Vishnu: Ritual, Politics, and the Unraveling of Nepal's Hindu Monarchy. Delhi, Oxford University Press, 2016. in Archives des Sciences Sociales des religions, n° 180, 2017, pp. 399-400.

Andrieu, Sarah Anaïs, Corps de bois, souffle humain. Le théâtre de marionnettes Wayang Golek de Java Ouest. Rennes,  PUR, 2014, in Anthropologica, 59, 2017, pp. 82-84.

Emma Aubin-Boltanski & Claudine Gauthier, Penser la fin du monde, Paris, CNRS Editions, in Anthropologica (Montréal), 2015, n°58, pp. 130-132.

A.W. van den Hoek, Caturmasa: Celebrations of Death in Kathmandu, Nepal (Leiden 2014), in Studies in Nepali History and Society, 20(2), 2015, pp. 413-417.

Gérard Colas, Penser l'icône en Inde ancienne (Brepols 2012), in Revue de l'histoire des religions. 2015/1, n°232, pp. 97-99.

Subhadra Channa, The Inner and Outer Selves: Cosmology, Gender and Ecology at the Himalayan Borders (Oup, 2013), Review published under the title : “Shifting Identities among High-Altitude Border People", The Book Review, vol. XXXVIII, n°9, pp. 9-10, September, 2014.

Ben Campbell, Living Between Juniper and Palm. Nature, Culture, and Power in the Himalaya (Oup, 2012), review published under the title : "Nature vs. Culture in Changing Himalayan Societies", in The Book Review (Delhi), South Asia, vol. XXXVIII, n°2, February 2014, pp. 41-42.

Chetan Singh (ed.), Recognizing Diversity. Society and Culture in the Himalaya, in The Book Review (Delhi), vol. XXXVI, n°3, March 2012, pp. 59-60 (review published under the title: "What Himalaya covers"). 

Balikci-Denjongpa, Anna, & McKay, Alex (eds.). Buddhist Himalaya: Studies in Religion, History and Culture (vol. I : Tibet and the Himalaya, 343 pp.,  vol. II : The Sikkim Papers, 322 pp.). Gangtok, Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, 2011. In BEFEO (97-98), 2010-2011, pp. 446-448.

Martin Gaenszle. Ancestral Voices. Oral Ritual Texts and their Social Contexts among the Mehawang Rai of East Nepal. (Muntser, Lit Verlag, 2002), in L’Homme, 2006, n° 177-178, pp. 543-545.

D. Riboli, Tunsuriban. Shamanism in the Chepang of Southern and Central Nepal. (Kathmandu, 2000), in Revue d’Histoire des Religions, 2006, n°223 (2), pp. 242-244.

G. Bédoucha, Éclipses de lune au Yémen. Émotions et désarrois d’une ethnologue. (Paris, Odile Jacob, 2004),  in L’Homme,, 2006,, n°179, pp. 259-261.

L. Ahearn, Inviations to Love. Literacy, Love Letters & Social Change in Nepal. (Ann Arbor, Michigan Press, 2001), in L’Homme, 2006, n° 179, pp. 237-275.

V.  Bouillier & G. Tarabout (eds)., Images du corps dans le monde hindou. (Paris, CNRS Éditions, 2002), in L’Homme, 2005, n°175-176, pp. 535-537.

C. Markovits, J. Pouchepadass, Sanjay Subrahmanyian, eds., Society and Circulation. Mobile People and Itinerant Cultures in South-Asia, 1750-1950. (Delhi, Permanent Black, 2003), in Annales ESC, 2005, n°2, pp. 342-344.

Arjun Guneratne, Many Tongues, One People. The Making of Tharu Identity in Nepal. (Ithaca, Cornell University Press), in L'Homme, 2003, n°166, pp. 282-284.

B. Steinmann, Les enfants du singe et de la démone. Mémoires des Tamang. Récits himalayens (Nanterre, Société d'ethnologie, 2001), in Moussons, 2001, n°4, pp.147-149.

E.McHugh, Love and Honor in the Himalayas. Coming to Know Another Culture (Philadelphia, U. of Pensyslvannia Press, 2001), in L'Homme, 2002, n°163,  pp. 243-245.

  

P. Ramirez, De la disparition des chefs. Une anthropologie politique népalaise (Paris, CNRS Éditions, 2000), in L'Homme , 2001, n°160, pp.243-245.

  

A. Vergati, Gods and Masks of the Kathmandu Valley (New Delhi, D.K. Printwood, 2000), in Arts Asiatiques, 2000, tome 55, pp.180-181.

D. Gellner,  J. Pfaff & J. Whelpton  eds., Nationalism and Ethnicity in a Hindu Kingdom. The Politics of Culture in contemporary Nepal (Amsterdam, Harwood Academic Publishers, 1977), in L'Homme, 1999, 149, pp. 267-268.

 S. von der Heide, ed. Changing Faces of Nepal. The Glory of Asia's Past (Kathmandu, Ratna Pustak, 1997), in European Bulletin of Himalayan Research, n°15-16, 1999, p. 90.

H. Spodek & D.M. Srinivasan, eds., Urban Form and Meaning in South Asia : the Shaping of Cities from Prehistoric to Precolonial Time ( National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1988), in L'Homme. 1997, n°142, pp. 156-158

E. Tiffou, Yasin, vallée heureuse de l'Himalaya. Etude sur les Bourouchos du Yasin (Pakistan septentrional)  (Peeters/Selaf, 1995), in L'Homme. 1997,  n°142, pp. 155-156.

J. Assayag, The Making of Democratic Inequality  (Pondichery, 1995), in L'Homme, 1997, n°142, pp. 154-155.

J.M. Privat, Bovary charivari. Essai d'ethno-critique. (CNRS Editions, 1994), in L'Homme., 1997,  n°142, pp. 123-124.

D. Gellner, Monk, Householder, and Tantric Priest. Newar Buddhism and its Hierarchy of Ritual (Cambridge University Press, 1992), in L'Homme.  1996, n°139, pp. 179-180.         

A. de Sales, Je suis né de vos jeux de tambours. La religion chamanique des Magar du nord. (Nanterre, Société d'Ethnologie, 1991), L'Homme,  1995, n°134, pp. 232-234.

S.M. Gell, The Gothul in Muria Society.  (Chur, Harwood Academic Publishers, 1992), in L'Homme,  1995, n°134, pp. 238-239.

W.S. Sax, Mountain Goddess. Gender and Politics in a Himalayan  Pilgrimage, (Oxford University Press, 1991)  in L'Homme, 1995,n°134, pp. 236-237.

C. Pétonnet et Y. Delaporte, s. dir., Ferveurs contemporaines. Textes d'anthropologie urbaine offerts à Jacques Gutwirth( L'Harmattan,1993), in L'Homme,  1995, n°134, pp. 195-196.

T. Fricke, Himalayan Households. Tamang Demography  and Domestic Process  (Columbia University Press, 1994), in Anthropos 1995, n° 90, pp. 604-606.

N. E. Levine, The Dynamics of Polyandry. Kinship, Domesticity and Population on the Tibetan Border (Univ. of Chicago Press, 1988), in L'Homme, 1991, n° 117, pp. 172-174.

O.M. Lynch, ed., Divine Passions. The Social Construction of Emotion in India. (Univ. of California Press, 1990), in L'Homme, n° 121, 1991, pp. 196-198.

S.R. Mumford, Himalayan Dialogue. Tibetan Lamas and Gurung Shamans in Nepal. (Univ. of Wisconsin Press, 1990), in L'Homme,  n° 121, 1991, pp. 213-215.

S.B. Ortner, High Religion. A Cultural and Political History of Sherpa Buddhism. (Princeton Univ. Press, 1989), in Annales, E.S.C., n° 1, 1991, pp. 96-97.

L. W. Preston, The Devs of Cincvad. A Lineage and the State in Maharashtra. (Cambridge Univ. Press, 1989), in Annales, E.S.C., n°1, 1991, pp. 101-102.

D. H. Holmberg, Order in Paradox. Myth, Ritual and Exchange among Nepal's Tamang  (Cornell, 1989), in Anthropos, 1990, n° 85, pp. 611-612.

N. Gutschow, B. Kölver et al., Newar Towns and Buildings. An illustrated Dictionary Newari-English (St. Augustin, 1987), in L'Homme, 1988, XXVIII-4, n°108, pp. 191-193 et (sous une forme légèrement différente) dans  Indo-Iranian Journal, 1990, n°33, pp. 139-142.

L'Inde et l'imaginaire, Etudes réunies par C. Weineberger-Thomas (Paris, 1988), in  L'Homme, 1989, XXIX, n° 111-112, pp.281-282.

L. Boulnois, Poudre d'or et monnaies d'argent au Tibet (Paris,1983), in Rev. franç. d'hist. d'outre-mer,  t.LXXV (1988), n°279, p. 528.

U. Sharma, Women's Work, Class and the Urban Household. A Study of Shimla (North India). ( Londres, 1986), in L'Homme, XXVIII-1, 1988, n°105, pp. 140-141.

F.A. Marglin, Wives of the God-king. The Rituals of the Devadasi of Puri  (Delhi, 1985), in L'Homme, XXVIII, 1, 1988, n°105, pp. 136-137.

J. F. Fisher, Trans-Himalayan Traders. Economy, Society and Culture in Northwest Nepal, (Berkeley, 1986), L'Homme, XXVIII-1, 1988, n°105, pp. 144-147.

R.A. Stein.  Le monde en petit. Jardins en miniature et habitations dans la pensée religieuse d'Extrême-Orient, (Paris, 1987), in L'Homme, 1988, XXVII-4, n°108, p.185-186.

S. Bouez, Reciprocité et hiérarchie. L'alliance chez les Ho et les Santal de l'Inde (Paris, 1985), in L'Homme, 1986, XXVI (3), pp. 168-170.

C.J. Fuller, Servants of the Goddess. The Priests of a South Indian Temple (Cambridge, 1984), in L'Homme, 1986, XXVI (3), pp. 170-171.

M. Mines, The Warrior Merchants. Textiles, Trade and Territory in South India, (Cambridge, 1984), in L'Homme, 1986, XXVI  (3), p.172-173.

R.S. Khare, The Untouchable as  Himself:  Ideology, Identity among the Lucknow Chamars (Cambridge, 1984), in L'Homme, 1986, XXVI (3), p. 174.

L. Bennett, Dangerous Wives and Sacred Sisters. Social and symbolic roles of high caste women in Nepal ( New York, 1983), in L'Homme, XXV, 1985 (1), pp. 135-136.

P. Hockings, Ancient Hindu Refugees, Badaga Social History, 1550-1975, (Mouton, 1980), in L'Homme, 1983, XXIII (1), pp. 165-167.

Caste et classe en Asie du Sud,  Etudes réunies par J. Pouchepadass (Paris, EHESS, 1982), in L'Homme ,1983, XXIII(3), pp. 138-140.

H.C. Rieger and B. Bhadra, Comparative Evaluation of road construction techniques in Nepal, (Wiesbaden, 1979), in Etudes rurales  1982, n°85,  pp. 118-119.

Aspects of tribal life in South Asia I: Strategy and Survival , Ed. by R.R. Moser and M.K. Gautam (Berne, 1978), in  L'Homme, 1982, XXII (2),  p. 142.

V. Bouillier, Naître renonçant. Une caste de Sannyasi villageois au Népal central. (Nanterre, 1979), in L'Homme, 1980, XX (3), pp.150-151.

Nepal in Perspective, Ed. by P.S.J.B. Rana, and K.P. Malla (Kathmandu, 1973), in Objets et Mondes,  1974, tome XIV (4),  p. 356.

Contributions to the Anthropology of Nepal. Ed. by C. von Fürer Haimendorf  (Londres, 1974), in  Objets et Mondes, 1974, tome XIV (4),  p. 357-358.

T. Trier, Ancient Paper of Nepal  (Copenhague, 1972), in Objets et Mondes,  1974, tome XIV (4), p. 359.