Phedangma
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Phedangma is a traditional ritual specialist and religious practitioner within the Kirat Mundhum indigenous belief system of the Kirati people.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
religious practitioner
ⓘ
religious role ⓘ ritual specialist ⓘ |
| alsoFoundIn |
Darjeeling
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ Sikkim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Kirat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople | Kirati people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
preserver of indigenous cosmology
ⓘ
symbol of Kirati identity ⓘ |
| gender | often male ⓘ |
| knowledgeSource |
ancestral teachings
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| languageContext | Kirati languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perceivedAs |
diviner
ⓘ
shamanic figure ⓘ spiritual healer ⓘ |
| performs |
agricultural rituals
ⓘ
ancestor worship rituals ⓘ community rituals ⓘ funerary rituals ⓘ healing rituals ⓘ life‑cycle rituals ⓘ propitiation of deities and spirits ⓘ protective rituals for households ⓘ rituals ⓘ |
| practicesWithin | Kirat Mundhum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Himalayas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionType | indigenous belief system ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | maintains balance between humans, nature, and spirits ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Mundhum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
apprenticeship
ⓘ
initiation ⓘ |
| roleInCommunity |
custodian of oral tradition
ⓘ
mediator between humans and spirits ⓘ ritual leader ⓘ |
| status | respected elder in community ⓘ |
| transmits |
Mundhum texts
ⓘ
myths and legends ⓘ ritual knowledge ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
chants
ⓘ
oral recitation ⓘ sacred narratives ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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