Modern Dharma: The moral worlds of Newar middle-class families in Bhaktapur, Nepal
Based on 15 months of ethnographic research in 2018–2019, this dissertation explores family transformations among an emerging middle class in the Nepali city of Bhaktapur. It investigates how people are revising domestic relations and moralities in the pursuit of well-being and how household member...
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European Bulletin of Himalayan Research
2024
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| Online toegang: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Samenvatting: | Based on 15 months of ethnographic research in 2018–2019, this dissertation explores family transformations among an emerging middle class in the Nepali city of Bhaktapur. It investigates how people are revising domestic relations and moralities in the pursuit of well-being and how household members conceive of domestic duties and ultimately build their sense of moral selves through a redefinition of the Hindu concept of dharma. Firstly, by analysing personal narratives of conflict and adjus... |
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