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

Published Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 615 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents 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 Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-579) and index Notes Print version record Subject Vajrayoginī (Buddhist deity) -- Cult Hinduism -- Relations -- Buddhism. Buddhism -- Relations -- Hinduism. Hindu worship, rites & ceremonies. Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography. Film, TV & radio. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology of Religion. Buddhism Hinduism Interfaith relations Vajrayoginī (Buddhist deity) -- Cult SUBJECT Sānkhu (Nepal) -- Religious life and customs Subject Nepal -- Sānkhu Form Electronic book LC no. 2012494593 ISBN 144383825X 9781443838252 1299659020 9781299659025

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