Publication Information
Author:
Jerstad,
Luther G.
Title:
Mani-rimdu: Sherpa dance drama
Published By:
Seattle ; London: University of Washington Press,
1969. xvi, 192 p., plates: ill.
By line: [by] Luther G. Jerstad
HRAF Publication Information: New Haven, Conn.:
HRAF, 2004. Computer File
Culture:
Sherpa (AK06)
Subjects:
Dance (535);
Drama (536);
Spirits and gods (776);
Ritual (788);
Organized ceremonial (796);
Prophets and ascetics (792);
Abstract:
This work describes and analyzes in detail the
Mani-rimdu dance-drama performed within the Buddhist monasteries of the Sherpa
area -- here primarily from Tengpoche and Thami. The Mani-rimdu festival
consists of a series of thirteen acts involving various elements of religious
ceremonialism, dance and drama. Jerstad does not attempt to explore every aspect
of the festival (e.g., the musical accompaniment and specific dance steps), but
instead focuses on the religious and historical message conveyed in the
Mani-rimdu. All thirteen acts of this dance-drama are minutely analyzed in
reference to their religious significance, participants, staging, general forms
of the dance (including information on costumes and masks), spirit
representations, and history. Information is also presented on the origin and
development of this form of theater in Nepal and Tibet and its historical basis
in Buddhism.
Document Number:
3
Document ID: ak06-003
Document Type:
Monograph
Language:
English
Field Date:
1963-1968
Evaluation:
Humanist-4,5
Analyst:
John Beierle ;
1991
Coverage Date:
not
specified
Coverage Place:
Khumbu region,
northeastern Nepal
LCSH:
Sherpa (Nepalese people)
