Thursday, October 25, 2018

Caste, State, and Ethnic Boundaries in Nepal


Caste, State, and Ethnic Boundaries in Nepal by Nancy E. Levine
models of ethnicity in Nepal stress, on one hand, unlimited ethnic diversity and , on the other, a rather limited set of ethnic contrasts: Hindu versus Buddhist, trbe versus caste, mountain versus middle hills versus lowland Terai. However, ethnic relations in Humla District, in Nepal's far northwest Karnali Zone, are characterized more by interaction, interdependence, and mobility than contrasts and boundaries between groups.

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