{"product_id":"the-gaddi-beyond-pastoralism-making-place-in-the-indian-himalayas-9780857459299","title":"The Gaddi Beyond Pastoralism Making Place in the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on extensive fieldwork, this book not only describes a contemporary understanding of the Gaddi's engagement with the environment but also analyzes religious practices and performances of social relations, as well as media practices and notions of aesthetics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This book is an excellent read for those wishing to acquaint themselves with how human–environment relationships are constructed on the ground in the non- Western world. It offers an analytical foundation to probe practical activities and sensory perceptions incisively and empirically.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e· Anthropological Forum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“Accompanied by Latour, Ingold and Descola, Wagner takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the social and religious landscapes as seen by the Gaddi people of Himachal Pradesh. Linking kinship to photography, Shiva worship to para-gliding, music videos to pilgrimage, Wagner departs from clichés and stereotypes to reveal a picture of contemporary Gaddi life that moves beyond their customary occupation as nomadic herders of sheep and goats.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e· Richard Axelby\u003c\/strong\u003e, SOAS, London University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e \tNote on transliteration and spelling\u003cbr\u003e \tAbbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe study of environment reconsidered\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tRethinking nature and society – toward an anthropology of environment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tBetween adaptation and ideology: Himalayan pastoralism in the literature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Gaddi in images\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPopular imagery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tEthnographic representations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tEvaluation of popular representations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA sheep for Shiva\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tLiving like \u003cem\u003eŚ\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eiv-\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eji\u003c\/em\u003e - Shiva and Gaddi identity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tA sheep for Shiva – the \u003cem\u003enuālā\u003c\/em\u003e ritual\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tIdentity and performative creation of community\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDoing kinship, doing place\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tSeasonal migration and ancestral villages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tBelonging to multiple places\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tAncestral villages and family deities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tKinship and the inside space\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tHow children do kinship and plac\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tKinship, place and habitus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tExtending networks, accessing new territory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe landscape of the Dhauladhar – from metaphor to practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tExcursus: Walking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eVisiting the deities, enacting the mountains\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\"Gaddi deities\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\"To go with a goat\" – \u003cem\u003ejāgrā\u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003ejātar\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tGūne Mātā and Bannī Mātā\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tEnacting environment through movements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tHigh altitude lakes, \u003cem\u003enāg\u003c\/em\u003e deities and the practice of \u003cem\u003enhauṇ\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPower of place – performing altitude\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eEnvironment and the body – understanding \"water change\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe phenomenon of \"water change\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tOn the connection between person and place in India\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tEthnographic findings: The concept of \u003cem\u003eādat\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tGetting attuned to place\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tWater as a vehicle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCool water, short green grass and fir trees – the aesthetics of environment\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe aesthetics of environment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\"Good\" places – the mountains revisited\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tEnvironmental aesthetics in photographic motifs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tWhat is in a picture? 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