Camel Karma : Twenty Years Among India's Camel Nomads - Ilse Kohler-rollefson - Bücher - westland ltd - 9789384030636 - 20. November 2014
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Camel Karma : Twenty Years Among India's Camel Nomads

Ilse Kohler-rollefson

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Camel Karma : Twenty Years Among India's Camel Nomads

According to myth, the camel was created by Lord Shiva at the behest of his consort Parvati. Parvati shaped a strange five-legged animal from clay and asked Shiva to blow life into it. At first Shiva refused, saying that the misshapen animal will not fare well in the world, but later gave in. He folded the animal s fifth leg over its back giving it a hump, and commanded it to get up, uth . That is how the animal got its name. The camel then needed someone to look after it, so Shiva rolled off a bit of skin and dust from his arm and made out of this the first Raika. Historically, the Raika of Rajasthan have had a unique and enduring relationship with camels. Their entire existence revolves around looking after the needs of these animals which, in turn, provide them with sustenance, wealth and companionship. When German veterinarian, Ilse Köhler-Rollefson, arrives in Rajasthan in 1991, she is Immediately enthralled by the Raikas intimate relationship with their animals but also confronted with their existential problems. This is the story of the quest that follows to save a globally unique and humane animal culture and find a place for the camel in rapidly changing India. It is a journey that is often exasperating, sometimes funny, but keeps revealing unexpected layers of rural Rajasthani mores. A travelogue of a sort, this book takes us deeply into the diverse cultures that make Rajasthan such a fascinating place.

Medien Bücher     Taschenbuch   (Buch mit Softcover und geklebtem Rücken)
Erscheinungsdatum 20. November 2014
ISBN13 9789384030636
Verlag westland ltd
Seitenanzahl 404
Maße 21 × 140 × 216 mm   ·   467 g
Sprache Englisch  

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