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Title: Phombos: A Look at Traditional Healers among the Jirels of Eastern Nepal
Language of title: English
Author/Creator: Janardan Subedi
H. Sidky
James Hamill
Ronald H. Spielbauer
Robin Singh
J. Blangero
S. Williams-Blangero
One Sentence Summary: The article gives an account of the Phombos, the traditional healers of the Jirels of eastern Nepal.

Description: The article gives an account of the Phombos. Phombos are the traditional healers and shamans of the Jirels. The article is an extension of the article "Jirel Religion" from the same volume, which describes on the role of the Phombos in the clan rituals of the Jirel. This article also discusses the functions of the Phombo and includes their similarities with lamas and jhakris in Nepal. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2006-10-13)

Publisher Place: Kirtipur, Nepal
Publisher: Center for Nepal and Asian Studies
Normalized publisher place: Kathmandu
Publisher country: Nepal
Publisher URL: http://www.cnastu.org.np/
Published Date: 2000-01
URL: http://www.thlib.org/static/reprints/contributions/CNAS_27_jirel_04.pdf
Classification: Tibetan and Himalayan -- Journals -- Journals Focused on Regions -- Nepal -- Contributions to Nepalese Studies -- (2000) Vol. 27, The Jirel issue
Cultural Coverage: Nepal
Language: English
Source: Contributions to Nepalese Studies
Source Editor: Tirtha Prasad Mishra
Source Type: Journal
Source Volume: 27
Source Number: The jirel issue
Source Page Numbers: 39-51
ISBN/ISSN: 3767574

Means of availability: Available online as a PDF within the Tibetan & Himalayan Library's bibliographic database.

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Print media (print or manuscript)
Media type: text
Resource Type: Article
Digital Encoding: pdf
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Date Of Record Creation: 2008-02-06 19:32:16
Date Record Checked: 2008-02-06
Date Last Modified: 2008-02-06 19:34:35
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