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Customs and superstitions of Tibetans / Marion H. Duncan.
Publication details: Delhi : Book Faith India ; Kathmandu, Nepal : Distributed by Pilgrims Book House, c1998.Description: 265 p., [29] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:- 8173031274
- 9788173031274
- DS786 .D8 1998b
Contents:
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.
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The Anton Library of Chinese Studies General Stacks | DS786 .D8 1998b (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Originally published by Christchurch Publishers, London. | TBC00003595 |
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.
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