The question of individuality in non-European, and especially
South Asian societies is a controversial one. Studies in
anthropology and psychology undertaken in recent years on concepts
of person and self approach the problem by concentrating on
ideologies; the question of practice remains largely neglected.
This is the first study to examine the individual-dividual debate
empirically from the - emic - perspective of decision making,
observed over a two-year period among the Bakkarwal, Himalayan
Muslim pastoralists. Of particular significance is the fact that
the author bases her approach on the life cycle and on gender and
status differences.
Aparna Rao is a research associate at the Institut fur
Volkerkunde, University of Cologne
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