Horses Like Lightning: A Story of Passage Through the Himalayas by Sienna Craig

Description: Horses Like Lightning by Sienna Craig Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Sienna Craig first came to Mustang, Nepal, as a 19-year-old anthropology student interested in the mysterious "horse culture" high in the Himalayas. An experienced equestrian herself, Craig planned to focus her fieldwork on the methods and practices of the Mustangi people and how they formed a complex, spiritual relationship with their animals. But the result of her efforts far exceeded her expectations. In a remote, obscure corner of the world, she found a community of vibrant individuals caught in the gray space between the traditional and the modern, between deep spirituality and political unrest. Craig was welcomed initially because she could speak Nepali and "talk horse" with the locals, but because of her openness as a researcher and her kindness as a woman, she was soon brought into their homes as much more than a guest or friend. "Horses Like Lightning" offers an intimate portrait of an extraordinary culture and tells how one woman found her place in it. Publisher Description A tender account - by turns cultural exploration and memoir of a young womans firsthand experience of change and continuity in one of the worlds most remote regions, through the lens of the horse and "horse culture." At nineteen, Sienna Craig made her first venture deep into Mustang, an ethnically Tibetan area of Nepal, in the rainshadow of the Himalayas. As an equestrian and a buddhing anthropologist, she sought not only to understand what it was like to rely on horses to navigate through the windswept valleys and plains of High Asia, but also to grasp how horses lent meaning to the lives of the Mustangi people. Through living and working with local Tibetan doctors, veterinarians, and other horse experts, as well as the deep friendships she formed, Sienna began to understand the regions history, and the way life in Mustang was being transformed in the face of temendous social, political, and economic shifts. She learned much about herself and her lifes course through her year in Mustang - a place that came to feel, for all its foreignness, like home. Author Biography Sienna Craig was born in Santa Barbara, California in 1973. She is the author of a childrens book, Clear Sky, Red Earth: A Himalayan Story and A Sacred Geography: Sonnets of the Himalaya and Tibet. She earned her PhD in anthropology from Cornell University and is currently an assistant professor at Dartmouth College. She lives in Vermont with her husband Ken and her daughter Aida. Details ISBN 0861715179 ISBN-13 9780861715176 Title Horses Like Lightning Author Sienna Craig Format Paperback Year 2008 Pages 200 Publisher Wisdom Publications,U.S. GE_Item_ID:137971578; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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