Fairy lore in the high mountains of South Asia and the hymn of the Garhwali fairy ‘Daughter of the Hills’1

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ID9536619
AuthorsRam Prasad Bhatt (Uppsala University, corresponding author), Heinz Werner Wessler (0000-0003-3053-4540, Uppsala University), Claus Peter Zoller (Uppsala University)
Year1970
Volume75
Pages87
Publication date1970-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueActa Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0001-6446 • E-ISSN: 1588-2667
PublisherUniversity of Oslo Library (PUBLISHER • NO)
DOI10.5617/ao.4462
OpenAlexW614660887
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited10

This essay is divided in two parts. The first part gives an overview on fairy-related traditions in the high mountains of South Asia. It concentrates on Nuristan and Dardistan2 as well as on Garhwal (there especially on Bangan3) and highlights similarities and differences between these two areas. Moreover, it looks at more distant parallels and at relationships between fairy cults and Hindu Tantrism. The second part presents a recently recorded hymn to the fairy ‘Daughter of the hills’ and discusses its functions and background. Keywords: Himalayan folk religions and oral traditions, fairy lore

Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Biology · Daughter · Genealogy · Hinduism · Hymn · Literature · Parallels · Shamanism · Theology · Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · History · Linguistics and Cultural Studies · Philosophy

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