The Winter Solstice Festival of Kalasha of Birir
Some Comperative Suggestions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9536712 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Augusto Cacopardo (corresponding author), Augusto S Cacopardo |
| Year | 1970 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Pages | 42 |
| Publication date | 1970-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-6446 • E-ISSN: 1588-2667 |
| Publisher | University of Oslo Library (PUBLISHER • NO) |
| DOI | 10.5617/ao.4862 |
| OpenAlex | W3076308003 |
| Language | EN |
The Chaumos Winter Solstice Festival is the fulcrum of the ritual system of the Kalasha, the last polytheists of the Hindu Kush. The Chaumos of the Birir valley was documented for the first time in 2006 by the author. The article investigates the structure and the meanings of this complex ritual event and sketches a comparison with a better-known, and rather different, version of the same festival celebrated in the other Kalasha communities, highlighting connections with the Vedic pantheon
Ancient history · Art · Event (particle physics · Geodesy · Geography · Hinduism · Literature · Physics · Solstice · Theology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · History · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Philosophy · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |