Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf (1909–1995)
Autor von The Konyak Nagas : An Indian Frontier Tribe
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Tibetan Religious Dances: Tibetan Text and Annotated Translation of the "Chams Yig" (1976) — Editor and Preface — 12 Exemplare
Caste and kin in Nepal, India and Ceylon : anthropological studies in Hindu-Buddhist contact zones (1966) 5 Exemplare
The Apa Tanis and their neighbours; a primitive civilization of the eastern Himalayas (1962) 4 Exemplare
The Aboriginal Tribes of Hyderabad Volume I The Chenchus Jungle Folk of the Deccan (1943) 1 Exemplar
The Naked Naga 1 Exemplar
Himalayan Studies 1 Exemplar
India and Ceylon: Unity and Diversity 1 Exemplar
The Sherpas of Nepal: Buddhist Highlanders 1 Exemplar
The Nagas : memories of headhunters : Indo-Burmese borderlands (2016) — Historical Photographer — 1 Exemplar
Der weiße Kopfjäger 1 Exemplar
Abriß der Vorgeschichte 1 Exemplar
Himalayan traders 1 Exemplar
Naga - Schmuck und Asche [Pressemappe] — Fotograf; Fotograf — 1 Exemplar
Imag(in)ing the Nagas : the pictorial ethnography of Hans-Eberhard Kauffmann and Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf (2014) — Fotograf — 1 Exemplar
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Through the Eye of Time : Photographs of Arunachal Pradesh, 1859-2006 : Tribal Cultures in the Eastern Himalayas (2008) — Cover photographer — 3 Exemplare
Kunst und Kultur der Naga im nordöstlichen Indien ; Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz und Museum für Völkerkunke, Wien. — Fotograf — 1 Exemplar
Wiener Beiträge zur Kulturgeschichte und Linguistik — Autor — 1 Exemplar
Bulletin of the International Committee on Urgent Anthropological and Ethnological Research. No. 2 — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar
Bulletin of the International Committee on Urgent Anthropological and Ethnological Research. No. 3 — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar
Bulletin of the International Committee on Urgent Anthropological and Ethnological Research. No. 7 — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar
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- Fürer-Haimendorf, Christoph von
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- Fürer-Haimendorf, Christopher von
- Geburtstag
- 1909-06-22
- Todestag
- 1995-06-11
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- London, England, UK
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- male
- Nationalität
- Deutschland
- Geburtsort
- Vienna, Austria
- Sterbeort
- London, England, UK
- Wohnorte
- Vienna, Austria
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- University of Vienna
London School of Economics - Berufe
- ethnologist
anthropologist - Organisationen
- School of Oriental and African Studies
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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).… (mehr)