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Autore |
Shrestha Bal Gopal <1959-> |
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Titolo |
The sacred town of Sankhu : the anthropology of Newar ritual, religion and society in Nepal / / by Bal Gopal Shrestha |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (641 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Vajrayogini (Buddhist deity) - Cult |
Hinduism - Relations - Buddhism |
Buddhism - Relations - Hinduism |
Sankhu (Nepal) Religious life and customs |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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