Dorji, Tandin
In: The Spider and the Piglet: Proceedings of the First Seminar on Bhutan Studies. Thimphu, Centre for Bhutan Studies 2004, pp. 598-607 . ISBN 99936-14-19-X
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Abstract
The essay presents an overview of a non-Buddhist ritual conducted to restore the vital principal or the life force of a sick person in the village of Trashi Tokha in Western Bhutan. The paper also attempts to discuss the concept of srog and bla as well as the symbolic presence of the spider, the pig and the birds in the ritual.
| Document type: | Book Section |
|---|---|
| Version: | Secondary publication |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Jan 2013 12:27 |
| ISBN: | 99936-14-19-X |
| Faculties / Institutes: | Miscellaneous > Individual person |
| DDC-classification: | Customs, etiquette, folklore |
| Controlled Keywords: | Bhutan <West>, Heilung, Ritual |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Heilungsritual, Western Bhutan , Healing , Ritual |
| Subject (classification): | Anthropology |
| Countries/Regions: | Bhutan |
