Photographs from De long en large Ladakh by Jean Mansion - Édition Findakly. Copyright Lise Mansion
We put here a mix of articles that seem interesting to us in various ways. We let the reader make his choice, especially in ancient publications, among texts, reflections of an era, whose "scientific" side is very questionable but which demonstrates the ancient vision of this part of the world: the Himalayas.
We put here a short video on Alan Macfarlane, on his journey and his research in Nepal with the Gurung people..
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Click to enlargeWe were about ten people gathered by the association for the influence of the Himalayan culture in the art gallery "Le Toit du Monde" in rue Visconti to evoke the memory of Patrick.
• Summary of the reading of the testimony of Rémi Bordes
• Summary of the reading of the testimony of Blandine Ripert
• Testimony of Ram Panday, Nepalese teacher at Inalco
• Presentation of Patrick's action at "Triple Gem" by Anne du Merle
• Memories of Nathalie, Patrick's colleague at Inalco
• Testimony of Chantal, Patrick's sister, on her life before the Nepalese experience
• Testimony of Nadine Crété, Patrick's friend and colleague, also secretary of Triple Gem
Click to enlargeTRIBAL DOORS of Central India by Renzo Freschi, 1983A vast region of central India - the states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Orissa - still harbours many tribes descended from the aborigines who, since the Aryan invasions, have been slowly but surely pushed into inaccessible and remote areas where they have continued to live. according to their own traditions. Some of these tribes still use bows and arrows and live from hunting, fishing and what they gather in the forest. Others practise a primitive form of agriculture, speak unwritten languages and transmit orally myths and traditions that set them apart from the much larger Hindu population.
Paleopathology of kapala and damaruPaleopathology of kapala and damaru: contribution of osteo-archaeology to their selection criteria
Par P. Charlier, I. Huynh-Charlier, F. Pannier et N. Bazin
in, Actes du colloque International sur les masques et arts tribaux de l'Himalaya -
Museum Cernuschi, Paris 2007.
Microscopic studyMicroscopic study of Nepalese shaman drums (dyangro)
Par P. Charlier, I. Huynh-Charlier, L. Brun et F. Pannier
in, Actes du colloque International sur les masques et arts tribaux de l'Himalaya -
Museum Cernuschi, Paris 2007.
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Medical StudyMedical study of a collection of Himalayan masks: icono-diagnosis of diseases of the face and neck.
Par P. Charlier, I. Huynh-Charlier, L. Brun et F. Pannier
in, Actes du colloque International sur les masques et arts tribaux de l'Himalaya -
Museum Cernuschi, Paris 2007.
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THE WORLD OF THE GURUNGSBy Sarah Harrison & Alan Macfarlane
367 pages, 1998
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THE GURUNGSA Himalayan population of Nepal
English edition by
SARAH HARRISON and ALAN MACFARLANE
523 pages / 1993
Ratna Pustak Bhandar Edition
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TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION
A Kapâla found in Loire by David Bourgarit,
Virginie Serna, Nathalie Bazin, Philippe Charlier, Juliette Langlois, Yannick Vandenberghe, Dominique Robcis.
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BECOMING AN ANTHROPOLOGIST 1966-1971