, The murdered king protecting fields: Tibetan deity-medium from the Bonpo village in Amdo.

Abstract

The paper is a case-study of the contemporary deity-medium from a Bonpo village in the area around Ngawa. The possessed deity-medium plays a leading role in the village rituals.

This raises questions about such role of deity-mediums in the past.

Keywords

• murdered
• king
• protecting
• fields
• Tibetan
• deity-medium
• Bonpo
• village
• Amdo.