The sacred town of Sankhu : the anthropology of Newar ritual, religion and society in Nepal / / by Bal Gopal Shrestha
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (641 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 306.6095496 |
| Soggetto topico: | Vajrayogini (Buddhist deity) - Cult |
| Hinduism - Relations - Buddhism | |
| Buddhism - Relations - Hinduism | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Sankhu (Nepal) Religious life and customs |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The sacred town of Sankhu |
| ISBN: | 1-4438-3825-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910812555403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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