Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf (1909–1995)
Autore di The Konyak Nagas : An Indian Frontier Tribe
Sull'Autore
Serie
Opere di Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf
Tibetan Religious Dances: Tibetan Text and Annotated Translation of the "Chams Yig" (1976) — Editor and Preface — 12 copie
Caste and kin in Nepal, India and Ceylon : anthropological studies in Hindu-Buddhist contact zones (1966) 5 copie
The Apa Tanis and their neighbours; a primitive civilization of the eastern Himalayas (1962) 4 copie
The Naked Naga 1 copia
Himalayan Studies 1 copia
The Nagas : memories of headhunters : Indo-Burmese borderlands (2016) — Historical Photographer — 1 copia
Der weiße Kopfjäger 1 copia
Abriß der Vorgeschichte 1 copia
Himalayan traders 1 copia
Naga - Schmuck und Asche [Pressemappe] — Fotografo; Fotografo — 1 copia
Imag(in)ing the Nagas : the pictorial ethnography of Hans-Eberhard Kauffmann and Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf (2014) — Fotografo — 1 copia
Opere correlate
Art of Nagaland: [exhibition at] Los Angeles County Museum of Art (1982) — Historical photographs, alcune edizioni — 17 copie
Naga : Eine vergessene Bergregion neu entdeckt Naga: A Forgotten Mountain Region Rediscovered (2008) — Fotografo — 3 copie
Through the Eye of Time : Photographs of Arunachal Pradesh, 1859-2006 : Tribal Cultures in the Eastern Himalayas (2008) — Cover photographer — 3 copie
Kunst und Kultur der Naga im nordöstlichen Indien ; Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz und Museum für Völkerkunke, Wien. — Fotografo — 1 copia
Wiener Beiträge zur Kulturgeschichte und Linguistik — Autore — 1 copia
Bulletin of the International Committee on Urgent Anthropological and Ethnological Research. No. 2 — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Bulletin of the International Committee on Urgent Anthropological and Ethnological Research. No. 3 — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Bulletin of the International Committee on Urgent Anthropological and Ethnological Research. No. 7 — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Fürer-Haimendorf, Christoph von
- Altri nomi
- Fürer-Haimendorf, Christopher von
- Data di nascita
- 1909-06-22
- Data di morte
- 1995-06-11
- Luogo di sepoltura
- London, England, UK
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Austria
- Luogo di nascita
- Vienna, Austria
- Luogo di morte
- London, England, UK
- Luogo di residenza
- Vienna, Austria
London, England, UK - Istruzione
- University of Vienna
London School of Economics - Attività lavorative
- ethnologist
anthropologist - Organizzazioni
- School of Oriental and African Studies
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 45
- Opere correlate
- 11
- Utenti
- 164
- Popolarità
- #129,117
- Voto
- 3.1
- Recensioni
- 4
- ISBN
- 43
- Lingue
- 1
Although highly feared (and indeed, the author at one point does literally have to fun for his life from neighboring hostile tribes, carrying a bag of skulls he has 'liberated' from them), the author reveals aspects of Naga life in the communities in which he lived that can stand as standards for any community. Just one insight of Naga tribal life that explains the importance of community feasts: "Social prestige [is not gained] by merely possessing wealth, but only by spending it for the benefit of the community" (p. 52).
Although somewhat grisly in parts, anyone age 12 or older would enjoy this wonderful tale of how Naga life once was. (I recently visited a Naga village on the western border of Burma, now Christian converts, and was saddened by how many of the old cultural identity markers--textiles and ornaments in particular--had disappeared compared to the world experienced and photographed by Von Furer-Haimendorf).… (altro)