Autonomy: Life Cycle, Gender, and Status Among Himalayan Pastoralists - Hardback

The question of individuality in non-European, and especially South Asian societies is a controversial one. Studies in anthropology and psychology undertaken in recent years on concepts of person and self approach the problem by concentrating on ideologies; the question of practice remains largely neglected. This is the first study to examine the individual-dividual debate empirically from the - emic - perspective of decision making, observed over a two-year period among the Bakkarwal, Himalayan Muslim pastoralists. Of particular significance is the fact that the author bases her approach on the life cycle and on gender and status differences.

• | Author: Aparna Rao
• | Publisher: Berghahn Books
• | Publication Date: Jun 01, 1998
• | Number of Pages: 368 pages
• | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• | ISBN-10: 1571819037
• | ISBN-13: 9781571819031