Inter-species interaction rituals in yak herding practices in Nepal - HAL-SHS - Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société
Chapitre D'ouvrage Année : 2022

Inter-species interaction rituals in yak herding practices in Nepal

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In the Nepalese Himalaya, yak herding systems depend on cooperative interactions involving the shepherd with his animals. For the milking of the yaks, grazing and returning to the settlement, the shepherds are using inter-individual techniques aiming to build trust-based relationships over time. The construction of these relationships is negotiated on a daily basis between the two of them. Indeed, each of these relationships is lost if it is not nurtured. Strongly based on ethological results and studies on domestication mechanisms, this chapter will question the importance of setting-up daily rituals and rhythms-as Erving Goffman (1974) has defined them for the human daily-life-as a condition for extensive pastoral sustainability. At the same time, we will see how the shepherds organize their working life and their relationship with the yaks and their surrounding environment around strong moral values and a symbolic organization of the realm of life.
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halshs-04454436 , version 1 (13-02-2024)

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Théophile Johnson. Inter-species interaction rituals in yak herding practices in Nepal. Jean Chamel; Yael Dansac. Relating with More-than-Humans. Interbeing Rituality in a Living World, Palgrave Macmillan, pp.21-40, 2022, Palgrave Studies in Anthropology of Sustainability, 978-3-031-10293-6. ⟨10.1007/978-3-031-10294-3_2⟩. ⟨halshs-04454436⟩
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