This volume may be purchased in paper form at http://tinyurl.com/asianhighlandsperspectives _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ From the Editors Charles Kevin Stuart, Gerald Roche, and Tshe dbang rdo rje Amdo Tibetan Tongue Twisters Blo rtan rdo rje, Charles Kevin Stuart, and Gerald Roche An Amdo Tibetan Village New Year Trance Medium Ritual Dpal ldan bkra shis and Charles Kevin Stuart Calling Back the Lost nam zi Tibetan Soul Libu Lakhi, Charles Kevin Stuart, and Gerald Roche Dying Hunters, Poison Plants, and Mute Slaves: Nature and Tradition in Contemporary Nuosu Yi Poetry Mark Bender The Ersu Shaba Pictographic Writing System Sun Hongkai [translated by Mtsho mo skyid and Gerald Roche with an introduction by Thomas Roche and Gerald Roche] The Fourth Belmang: Bodhisattva, Estate Lord, Tibetan Militia Leader, and Chinese Government Official Paul K Nietupski The Horse With Two Saddles: Tamxhwe in Modern Golok Fernanda Pirie Seating, Money, and Food at an Amdo Village Funeral Rin chen rdo rje and Charles Kevin Stuart The Seng ze Village Ma Ni Dkon mchog dge legs and Charles Kevin Stuart Tibetan Life and Tibetological Discourse: Differences and Recommendations Gerald Roche, Nag tshang grub rgyal, and Mtsho mo skyid A Response to Ways and the Syntax of Noun Phrases in Qinghai Chinese Dialects Keith Dede Photo Essay to Essay: Lazi (Lab rtse) Construction in Karmatang (Skar ma thang) Village Tshe mdo Review: Wutun by J Janhunen, M Peltomaa, E Sandman, and Xiawudongzhuo Keith Slater Story: God-door Tshe dpag rnam rgyal This volume may be purchased in paper form at http://tinyurl.com/asianhighlandsperspectives