1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462181903321

Autore

Hangartner Judith

Titolo

The constitution and contestation of Darhad Shaman's power in contemporary Mongolia [[electronic resource] /] / by Judith Hangartner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Folkestone, UK, : Global Oriental, 2011

ISBN

1-283-85222-5

90-04-21274-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (374 p.)

Collana

Inner Asia series ; ; . 5

Disciplina

201.44

Soggetti

Shamanism - Mongolia

Shamans - Mongolia - Social conditions

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-355) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Power of the Margins -- Chapter 2: Intruding into People’s Lives -- Chapter 3: Exploring Inspirational Ontologies -- Chapter 4: Topographies of Affliction in Postsocialism -- Chapter 5: Performance of Inspirational Power -- Chapter 6: Legitimization by Illness and Ancestor Shamans -- Chapter 7: The shamans’ Economy of Reputation -- Chapter 8: Imaginations of Powerful Shamans -- Chapter 9: Beyond Power and Authenticity -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers an in-depth insight into post-socialist rural shamans in Mongolia thereby making a rare but important contribution to the ethnography of both Inner Asia and Southern Siberia. It examines the social making of shamans, in particular those of the Shishget depression of the northernmost borders of Mongolia. By analysing practices, discourses and performances in local and national arenas, the author traces the social constitution of the shamans’ inspirational power, examines the shamans’ performance of power during the seance, discusses the economy of reputation of successful shamans and scrutinizes their legitimizing practices. The study will be welcomed by students of social/cultural anthropology and religious studies with a particular interest in shamanism or ritual studies.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910781465603321

Titolo

Uniformity and Diversity in Language Policy : Global Perspectives / / Catrin Norrby, John Hajek

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Blue Ridge Summit, PA : , : Multilingual Matters, , [2011]

©2011

ISBN

1-84769-447-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (292 p.)

Collana

Multilingual Matters

Disciplina

306.449

Soggetti

Language and languages -- Variation

Language policy

Language policy - Variation

Language and languages

Languages & Literatures

Philology & Linguistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- General Introduction -- Introduction to Part 1 -- Chapter 1. Language Policy and Citizenship in Quebec: French as a Force for Unity in a Diverse Society? -- Chapter 2. Do National Languages Need Support and Protection in Legislation? The Case of Swedish as the ‘Principal Language’ of Sweden -- Chapter 3. Language Policy and Smaller National Languages: The Baltic States in the New Millennium -- Chapter 4. Language Policy in Australia: What Goes Up Must Come Down? -- Chapter 5. Regional Languages, the European Charter and Republican Values in France Today -- Introduction to Part 2 -- Chapter 6: Breton Language Maintenance and Regeneration in Regional Education Policy -- Chapter 7. Language Policy in Spain: The Coexistence of Small and Big Languages -- Chapter 8. Language Policy and Language Contact in New Mexico: The Case of Spanish -- Chapter 9. Indigenous Languages, Bilingual Education and English in Australia -- Chapter 10. Bringing Asia to the Home Front: The Australian Experience of Asian Language Education through National Policy -- Introduction to Part 3 -- Chapter



11. Testing Identity: Language Tests and Australian Citizenship -- Chapter 12. Language as Political Emblem in the New Culture War in Northern Ireland -- Chapter 13. Language Policy and Reality in South Tyrol -- Chapter 14. Addressing Policy on the Web: Netiquettes and Emerging Policies of Language Use in German Internet Forums -- Chapter 15. Language Policy in Practice: What Happens When Swedish IKEA and H&M Take ‘You’ On? -- Chapter 16. Regulating Language in the Global Service Industry

Sommario/riassunto

This book brings together current research by leading international scholars on the often contentious nature of language policies and their practical outcomes in North America, Australia and Europe. It presents a range of perspectives from which to engage with a variety of pressing issues raised by multilingualism, multiculturalism, immigration, exclusion, and identity. A recurrent theme is that of tension and conflict: between uniformity and diversity, between official policies and real day-to-day life experiences, but also between policies in schools and the corporate world and their implementation. Several chapters present research about language policy issues that has previously not been fully or easily available to an English-language audience. Many of the chapters also provide up-to-date analyses of language policy issues in particular regions or countries, focusing on recent developments.