Conversation about the functions of Oracle and Interpreter in Rakchham village

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Ravinder Singh Mathus and Devi Chand describe the functions they perform at Rakchham’s main temple. They are the interpreter and oracle of the local deities, respectively. The recording was made next to Shiv's temple in Rakchham, during a ritual break.

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Martinez, Philippe Antoine April 10, 2019.

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Ravinder Singh Mathus and Devi Chand describe the functions they perform at Rakchham’s main temple. They are the interpreter and oracle of the local deities, respectively. The recording was made next to Shiv's temple in Rakchham, during a ritual break.

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This collection consists of 73 recordings, amounting to about 8 hours, from an array of discourse genres: ‘monologues’, everyday conversations, picture-based tasks (Jackal and the Crow and The Family Story), autobiographical and historical narratives, procedural (traditional knowledge, festivals, ritualistic life). The corpus features 56 different speakers (44 men and 12 women) between the ages of 20-85. The choice of video was motivated by the necessity to provide rich contextual data. The use of video does justice to the sheer beauty of the surroundings – the far-off mountains of Kinnaur. This collection is a living proof that Chhitkul-Rākchham is distinct from the local lingua franca, Kinnauri, of which it is often said to be a dialect.

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Conversation about the functions of Oracle and Interpreter in Rakchham village

Ravinder Singh Mathus and Devi Chand describe the functions they perform at Rakchham’s main temple. They are the interpreter and oracle of the local deities, respectively. The recording was made next to Shiv's temple in Rakchham, during a ritual break.

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Martinez, Philippe Antoine. Conversation about the functions of Oracle and Interpreter in Rakchham village, video, April 10, 2019; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2062302/: accessed May 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT College of Information.

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