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Myths,
Rituals and Beliefs in Himachal Pradesh
M.R. Thakur |
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| ISBN |
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8173870713 |
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1997
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| Pages |
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188
+ 32 plates |
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| Size
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8.5"
X 5.5" / Hardcover |
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| Price |
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Rs. 400 |
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| Availability |
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Yes |
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The Himalaya with preponderant mountainchains
are inhabited by very interesting people with splendid
religious history. They hug their primitiveness as
much as they embrace the pinnacles of civilization.
They present a rare blend of the old and the new.
Their life speaks of their hoary past.
The western Himalaya is the home of Vedic saints,
gods and goddesses and of god-fearing and honest people
who have all respect for all the religions. Their
old conventions have never stood in their way of progress
in this scientifically dominated world. Their gods
never fought for religion. Their fight was always
aimed at promoting peace and harmony and feeling of
mutual trust among the people.
The present book deals with their folklore, beliefs
and supersititions, rites and rituals, myths and mythology,
legends and legendary tales and conventions and traditions.
Besides interesting legends and myths, Birth-death
rituals, Dwelling rituals, Festival rituals and Devta
Institution and its Rituals discussed in the book
are worth reading.
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| Preface
1. The Land and History
2. The People and Tribes
3. Myths and Mythology
4. Faith and Religion
5. Legends and Traditions
6. Ritual Forms and Traditional Practices
7. Birth-Death Rituals
8. Devta Institution and Rituals
9. Dwelling Rituals
10. Festival Rituals
11. Thoda: A Ritualistic and Romantic Folk Play
Bibliography
Index
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Born
in a remote village of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh,
M.R. Thakur had a brilliant career
since his childhood. He did his M.A. in Political Science,
Honours in Hindi, Diplomas in Chinese and Tibetan languages
winning gold medal. He has worked on multifarious posts
like District Language Officer; Registering Officer
(Archaeology); Secretary, Himachal Academy of Arts,
Culture and Languages; Curator, State Museum; and Deputy
Director, Department of Languages and Culture. The jobs
on these posts have helped him in strengthening his
urge for studying folk-life, language, art and culture.
He is an eminent folklorist, linguist and a keen observer
of the life of hill people. He has to his credit over
a dozen of books and has edited ‘Somsi’
and ‘Himbharati’ for over a decade. His
book ‘An Easy Way to Hindi and Hindi Grammar’
was adjudged as one of the best books of Hindi teaching
through English medium. His book on Pahari Language
was awarded by ‘Uttar Pradesh Hindi Parishad Samman’
and his two other books ‘Himachal mein Pujit Devi-Devta’
and ‘Himachal ke Lok-Natya and Lakanuranjan’
were published with the grant-in-aid by Himachal Academy.
His book ‘Manoranjak Pahari Lok Kathaen’
is a fine contribution to children literature. He has
been awarded ‘Bhasha Samman’ by the Sahitya
Akademi for his valuable contribution to the development
of Pahari language and literature.
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