Abstract
The afterword reflects on the generations of anthropological scholarship on the Gaddis
of the Western Himalaya, and its import for anthropology itself. It takes up Roy Wagner’sproductive concept of “strategic relic” to understand the changing place of pastoralism and the enduring ideal of egalitarianism in the Gaddi worldview.
of the Western Himalaya, and its import for anthropology itself. It takes up Roy Wagner’sproductive concept of “strategic relic” to understand the changing place of pastoralism and the enduring ideal of egalitarianism in the Gaddi worldview.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 133-137 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Himalaya |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 5 Sept 2023 |