TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shrestha,Bal Gopal
TI  - The sacred town of Sankhu: the anthropology of Newar ritual, religion and society in Nepal 
SN  - 144383825X
AV  - BL2034.3.S34 S57 2012
U1  - 306.6/095496 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Newcastle upon Tyne
PB  - Cambridge Scholars
KW  - Vajrayoginī (Buddhist deity)
KW  - Cult
KW  - Hinduism
KW  - Relations
KW  - Buddhism
KW  - Hindu worship, rites & ceremonies
KW  - bicssc
KW  - Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography
KW  - Film, TV & radio
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Sociology of Religion
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Interfaith relations
KW  - Sānkhu (Nepal)
KW  - Religious life and customs
KW  - Nepal
KW  - Sānkhu
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-579) and index; 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
N2  - 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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