Lamas, shamans and ancestors : village religion in Sikkim /

Lamas, shamans and ancestors : village religion in Sikkim /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Balikci, Anna.
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.
Description:	xx, 403 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Brill's Tibetan studies library, 1568-6183 ; v. 17
Subject:	Bhotia (Tibetan people) -- India -- Sikkim -- Religion. Shamans -- India -- Sikkim. Lamas -- India -- Sikkim. Bon (Tibetan religion) -- Relations -- Buddhism. Buddhism -- Relations -- Bon. Bon (Tibetan religion) Buddhism. Interfaith relations. Lamas. Shamans. India -- Sikkim.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7302559

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ISBN:	9789004167063 (hardback : alk. paper) 9004167064 (hardback : alk. paper)
Notes:	Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies). Includes bibliographical references (p. [387]-394) and indexes.

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Summary:	Presented as a village ethnography, this book contributes to the ongoing debate regarding the relationship between Buddhist lamas and shamans by considering their co-existence and everyday interactions, as seen among the Lhopo (Bhutia) people of Sikkim.
Item Description:	Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies).
Physical Description:	xx, 403 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [387]-394) and indexes.
ISBN:	9789004167063 9004167064