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Culture summaryessay 2004 • Paul, Robert A.
Sherpa • Asia > Central Asia
This is a culture summary of the Sherpa. Information is presented on major aspects of Sherpa culture....The Tibetan symbolic worldBook 1982 • Paul, Robert A.
Sherpa • Asia > Central Asia
This monograph presents a detailed symbolic analysis of Sherpa-Tibetan culture interpreted from the standpoint of Freudian psychoanalytic theory, with particular emphasis on Oedipal conflicts within the society. Central to Paul's analysis is his thes...The place of truth in Sherpa law and religionarticle 1977 • Paul, Robert A.
Sherpa • Asia > Central Asia
This article discusses Sherpa concepts of guilt and conflict resolution which the author believes may differ in part because of different cultural conceptions regarding the ontological status of events. Paul points out that within Sherpa culture ther...Recruitment to monasticism among the Sherpasessay 1990 • Paul, Robert A.
Sherpa • Asia > Central Asia
In this paper, Paul uses a Freudian generative model of psyche and culture, one expounded in his book 'The Tibetan Symbolic World' (1982), to explain the recruitment pattern of Sherpa monks. According to Paul the transition between junior and senior ...