Authority, Status, and Caste Markers in Everyday Village Conversations: the Example of Eastern Nepal
Pustak Ghimire
This study sets out to detect the various markers that express forms of caste and community belonging, and more generally,…
Engendering Minorities in Nepal: The Authority of Legal Discourse and the Production of Truth
Barbara Berardi Tadié
Based on an anthropological analysis of Public Interest Litigation filed at the Supreme Court of Nepal on behalf of LGBTI…
The Authority of Law and the Production of Truth in India
Daniela Berti
The paper addresses how evidentiary truth is constructed during a court hearing in a District Court of Himachal Pradesh, in…
The House of Letters: Musical Apprenticeship among the Newar Farmers (Kathmandu Valley, Nepal)
Franck Bernède
This article explores the principles of musical discourse among the farmers of the Kathmandu Valley as revealed through the teaching…
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Meaning, Intention, and Responsibility in Rai Divinatory Discourse
Martin Gaenszle
In speech act theory, as developed in ordinary language philosophy, the intentions of a speaker are regarded as decisive for…
The Sources of Authority for Shamanic Speech: Examples from the Kham-Magar of Nepal
Anne de Sales
This article tries to identify the sources of authority that allow the ritual specialists of the Kham-Magar community to act…
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The Untouchable Bard as Author of his Royal Patron: A Social Approach to Oral Epic Poetry in Western Nepal
Marie Lecomte-Tilouine
The article explores the complex relationship between a bard and his patron in western Nepal, that links together individuals situated…
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Authoritative Modes of Speech in a Central Himalayan Ritual
John Leavitt
The authoritative character of an utterance depends not only on the social identity of the speaker, but also on the…
