Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1984. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 329-350).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Universität Hamburg, 1981. / Vita: p. [416]. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-415).

This thesis examines the gendered work experiences and labour migration aspirations of Tamang women in Nepal. The purpose of this thesis is to describe the various factors that encourage and discourage Tamang women from travelling in search of paid work. I investigated these factors by conducting a qualitative study of Tamang women’s gender roles, economic opportunities, economic contributions, physical mobility, as well as cultural attitudes regarding women’s mobility. I found that participants wish to migrate in order to seek better employment opportunities, improve the financial status of their households, acquire prestige, as well as to experience adventure, modernity and independence. Although many participants wish to migrate, discourses about appropriate gender roles, women’s sexuality, human trafficking, travel and safety are all influential in discouraging Tamang women from travelling in search of paid work. In this thesis, I argue that anti-trafficking campaigns contribute to propagating these discourses and discouraging women’s independent travel. / Richard and Sophia Hungerford Graduate Scholarship and the Richard and Sophia Hungerford Research Travel Grant

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Cornell University, 1979. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 405-414). Also issued in print.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1999. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 400-418). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Cornell University, 1979. / Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 405-414).

Pour cette recherche, nous souhaitons nous intéresser à la maîtrise de ses pouvoirs chez le bombo, chaman Tamang au Népal. Nous souhaitons comprendre comment ce dernier, lorsqu’il n’a pas choisi sa vocation et l’a tout d’abord subie avec l’appel chamanique, va finir par s’approprier ses pouvoirs et reprendre le contrôle de sa vie. Ainsi nous souhaitons en premier lieu nous intéresser à l’appel chamanique ainsi qu’à son sens symbolique pour le futur bombo. Ensuite, nous désirons comprendre comment, par le moyen d’une transmission ainsi que d’un apprentissage auprès de gurus – c’est-à-dire des bombos ayant accepté de dispenser leur enseignement – le futur chaman acquiert une maîtrise de ses pouvoirs. Enfin, nous souhaitons par le moyen du rôle social du bombo dans la société Tamang, comprendre comment son nouveau statut lui confère de nouveaux pouvoirs, cette fois sociaux, tout en lui donnant des outils supplémentaires pour maîtriser ses pouvoirs chamaniques. Nous avons choisi d’effectuer cette recherche à partir de données existantes à travers divers articles et ouvrages ; un terrain de qualité aurait nécessité davantage de temps que celui requis pour ce travail. / The purpose of this research project is to focus on the Bombo’s awakening, growing into, and mastering his/her powers as a shaman of the Tamang people of Nepal. This is about understanding how the Bombo, who may not have chosen his/her role, first undergoes the call to vocation, then gradually takes ownership of acquired capacities and powers, to eventually get back in control of his/her own life. We first concentrate on the shamanic call in itself, also in connection with its symbolic significance to the future Bombo. Then, we seek understanding of how, by means of transmission from, and apprenticeship with a guru, the future Bombo grows into control of his/her powers (in this instance, a guru is a Bombo accepting to convey a teaching). Finally, we consider the position of the Bombo in the Tamang social fabric, to seek understanding of his/her power and prominence in the community, feeding back into further development of his/her shamanic self: adding incremental capabilities and enhancing the mastery of his/her shamanic power(s). The deliberate option is to carry out the research project to this point based on existing – albeit aging – literature: a fruitful field research would have necessitated more time and resources than were available in the context of this work.

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