Shan Calendrical Systems
The Everyday Use of Esoteric Knowledge
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3914428 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicola Tannenbaum (University of Iowa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 14-25 |
| Publication date | 2010-05-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mankind (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0025-2328 • E-ISSN: 2204-2121 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1835-9310.1988.tb01293.x |
| OpenAlex | W2051064917 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
In this paper I examine the Shan calendrical system as an aspect of exoteric knowledge. To do this I first place the communities I lived in and the experts I consulted in the context of Shan communities and Shan experts. Next I provide a brief account of the Shan calendrical system as I learned it from local experts. I then discuss what everyday people know about the system and age and gender variation in the extent of knowledge. In order to understand this variation. I briefly describe Shan conception of knowledge and power and the place of Buddhism in this system. I go on to explore how one acquires expert status, how experts use calendrical knowledge, and why people consult experts
Archaeology · Buddhism · Context (archaeology) · Epistemology · Sociology · Variation (astronomy) · Anthropological Studies and Insights · History · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Study and Philosophy of Religion
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2004 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |