Customs and superstitions of Tibetans /
Duncan, Marion Herbert, 1896-
Customs and superstitions of Tibetans / Marion H. Duncan. - Delhi : Kathmandu, Nepal : Book Faith India ; Distributed by Pilgrims Book House, c1998. - 265 p., [29] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Originally published by Christchurch Publishers, London.
The cool country -- Celestial and terrestrial -- A virile people -- Houses of clay -- The land of tsamba and buttered tea -- Three in one clothing -- Occupations -- The life of the night -- Born in a stable -- Marriage takes place at night -- The land of medicine -- The kingdom of the dead -- Playgrounds inside a wall of glaciers -- Yonnehcham or harvest festival -- New Year festivals -- New Year dances -- Monks and monasteries -- Prayer and pilgrimage -- Charms, curses and courtesies in the ghost country -- Idols, incarnations, and incantations -- Temples and teachings in the land of religion -- Nomads in the snow country -- Law and government -- Animals and birds.
8173031274 9788173031274
Superstition--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.
Rites and ceremonies--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.
Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--Social life and customs.
DS786 / .D8 1998b
Customs and superstitions of Tibetans / Marion H. Duncan. - Delhi : Kathmandu, Nepal : Book Faith India ; Distributed by Pilgrims Book House, c1998. - 265 p., [29] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Originally published by Christchurch Publishers, London.
The cool country -- Celestial and terrestrial -- A virile people -- Houses of clay -- The land of tsamba and buttered tea -- Three in one clothing -- Occupations -- The life of the night -- Born in a stable -- Marriage takes place at night -- The land of medicine -- The kingdom of the dead -- Playgrounds inside a wall of glaciers -- Yonnehcham or harvest festival -- New Year festivals -- New Year dances -- Monks and monasteries -- Prayer and pilgrimage -- Charms, curses and courtesies in the ghost country -- Idols, incarnations, and incantations -- Temples and teachings in the land of religion -- Nomads in the snow country -- Law and government -- Animals and birds.
8173031274 9788173031274
Superstition--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.
Rites and ceremonies--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.
Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--Social life and customs.
DS786 / .D8 1998b