The Garments of Torah: Essays in Biblical Hermeneutics

by Michael Fishbane

Book Overview

The Politics of Belonging in the Himalayas is an exploration of the various forms of bonds and attachments by which individuals are bounded to their collectivities and localities in the Himalayan regions of India and Nepal. To grasp these phenomena adequately, the book proposes a new analytical approach through the concept of belonging. The book is based on several case studies carried out by anthropologists, political science scholars, historians,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253322170
• ISBN13: 9780253322173
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 155 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.