Book
Lepcha, my vanishing tribe
Sterling Publishers • New Delhi • Published In 1987 • Pages:
By: Foning, A. R..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Foning reminisces about his people and culture. Originally the Lepcha organized themselves by clans and practiced swidden cultivation in the mountains of eastern Nepal, Sikkim, western Bhutan and the northern point of the Indian province of West Bengal. Since the 17th century this country was occupied at different times by Tibetans, Bhutanese, the British, and Indians, who each left their mark on Lepcha culture and society. Foning tries to present the cultural past and heart of the Lepchas. He focuses on language, religious ritual and ceremonies, myths, tales, literature, and the character of his people. Lepcha life in the late 20th century varies according to where one lives (Bhutan, India, Nepal, or Sikkim), which religion one follows (Buddhism, Hindu, Christianity), one's level of education, and occupation.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- History and culture change
- External relations
- Religious beliefs
- Ecclesiastical organization
- Ideas about nature and people
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Lepcha
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2003
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Indigenous Person
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard ; 2001
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1938-1984
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1642-1984
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Bhutan, India (West Bengal and Sikkim), and Nepal(Ilam)
- NotesAdditional notes
- A.R. Foning
- Includes index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 87905103
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Lepcha (South Asian people)