Religious Symbolism in Limbu Death-By-Violence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13629217 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rex L Jones (State University of New York, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 257-266 |
| Publication date | 1974-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/cjgt-ktvx-ppuw-5lt4 |
| OpenAlex | W1974064410 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This article analyzes a special death ritual performed for people who die by violence or accident in eastern Nepal among a Tibeto-Burman speaking tribal group, the Limbu. Such unusual deaths are contrasted to “normal” deaths of old age or disease and given a different symbolic treatment in Limbu myth and ritual. The symbolism of “chaos vs. order” permeates the death ritual. The author feels that the ritual is one way that the Limbu bring meaning to unexpected and absurd situations of death. The Limbu shaman who conducts the ritual plays an important role in the area of the drama
Accident (philosophy · Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Drama · Epistemology · Interpretation (philosophy · Linguistics · Literature · Meaning (existential · Medical emergency · Mythology · Order (exchange · Poison control · Psychoanalysis · Shamanism · Sociology · Suicide prevention · The Symbolic · Violent death · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · History · Medicine · Philosophy · Psychology · South Asian Studies and Conflicts
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |