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The Journal of Objects, Art and Belief
Volume 16, 2020 - Issue 4: Uncanny Landscapes
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Research Article

The Night-Side of Zangskar: Spirits, Landscape, and the Uncanny

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FIG 1 Karsha village, central Zangskar.

FIG 1 Karsha village, central Zangskar.

FIG 2 The hill marking the heart of the demoness at Pibiting, central Zangskar.

FIG 2 The hill marking the heart of the demoness at Pibiting, central Zangskar.

FIG 3 The man.i ringmo outside Karsha.

FIG 3 The man.i ringmo outside Karsha.

FIG 4 The rigsum gonbo outside Kunga’s house.

FIG 4 The rigsum gonbo outside Kunga’s house.

FIG 5 A mikha pumo constructed for a wedding in Sakti, eastern Ladakh.

FIG 5 A mikha pumo constructed for a wedding in Sakti, eastern Ladakh.

FIG 6 A door-protector intended to divert mikha and harmful spirits from the house. From Sakti, eastern Ladakh.

FIG 6 A door-protector intended to divert mikha and harmful spirits from the house. From Sakti, eastern Ladakh.