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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812555403321

Autore

Shrestha Bal Gopal <1959->

Titolo

The sacred town of Sankhu : the anthropology of Newar ritual, religion and society in Nepal / / by Bal Gopal Shrestha

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2012

ISBN

1-4438-3825-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (641 p.)

Disciplina

306.6095496

Soggetti

Vajrayogini (Buddhist deity) - Cult

Hinduism - Relations - Buddhism

Buddhism - Relations - Hinduism

Sankhu (Nepal) Religious life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS; LIST OF TABLES AND CHARTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION; ABBREVIATIONS; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; APPENDIX TO CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; APPENDIX TO CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; CHAPTER THIRTEEN; APPENDIX TO CHAPTER THIRTEEN; CHAPTER FOURTEEN; CHAPTER FIFTEEN; CHAPTER SIXTEEN; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; GLOSSARY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents a detailed view on Newar society and culture, its socio-economic, socio-religious and ritual aspects, concentrating on a single Newar town of Sankhu in the Valley of Nepal. The foundation of the town of Sankhu is attributed to the godde