Guardians of the Land and Water
Bentley, Jenny The book offers a detailed analysis of the pluriverse of an Indigenous community in the south-eastern Himalayas. It is a rare deep-dive ethnography of the Mútunci community - more commonly called by their exonym Lepcha - and the ontologies and strategies activated in ritualised struggles to reduce marginality and ensure a good life. Based on over a decade of interactions, the author assembles community ritual practices and performances, their ...