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Title: Notes on Two Shaman-curers in Kathmandu
Language of title: English
Author/Creator: Ferdinand E. Okada
One Sentence Summary: The article discusses the role of shaman as folk curer and their continuing popularity in Nepal.

Description: The article discusses the role of shaman as folk curer. Their popularity remains strong in contemporary medicine in Nepal. The shamanistic healers are popular and have different names like jhankri, dhami, janne, or jharphuke. The article estimates 600 shamans (broadly grouped as one type) present in the 19 village panchayat areas which were surveyed with a total population 67,000 in 1971. None of the panchayat were seen without shamans. The article mainly discusses two types of shamans - dhami and jharphuke. The article discusses two popular shaman-curers in Kathmandu as a case study. There are two appendices on the case book of jharphuke and dhami in 2032 B.S. The author suggests a program of deliberate attitudinal change among the shaman-curers aimed at their acceptance of a role ancillary and not opposed to modern medical practice. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2007-01-09)
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: 1976-06
URL: http://www.thlib.org/static/reprints/contributions/CNAS_03_sp_05.pdf
Subject: Nepali medicine
Classification: Tibetan and Himalayan -- Journals -- Journals Focused on Regions -- Nepal -- Contributions to Nepalese Studies -- (1976) Vol. 3, special issue
Cultural Coverage: Nepal
Temporal coverage: 20th century
Language: English
Source: Contributions to Nepalese Studies
Source Editor: Prayag Raj Sharma
Source Type: Journal
Source Volume: 3
Source Number: special issue
Source Page Numbers: 107-112
ISBN/ISSN: 3767574

Means of availability: Available online as a PDF within the Tibetan & Himalayan Library's bibliographic database.
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Resource Type: Article
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Date Last Modified: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
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