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Forgotten kingdom.
- Title
- Forgotten kingdom.
- Author
- Goullart, Peter
- Publication
- London, J. Murray [1955].
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | DS796.L5 G6 1955 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 218 p. illus.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- This book describes his travel in 1939 to Likiang in the southwest Chinese province of Yunnan. He realized he wanted to live in the ancient Nakhi Kingdom surrounded by mountains dedicated to the gods. He describes his experiences as well as the customs and believes of the people, the suicide pacts, the exorcism, the life-cycle ceremonies and more.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Autobiographies
- Travel literature – China – 20th century.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- The caravan journey to Likiang -- Likiang -- The market and wine-shops of Likiang -- Further afield -- The start of co-operatives -- Medical work -- The Nakhis -- The Tibetans -- The Boa, the Lolos and the Minkia -- The Lamaseries -- Poltergeists -- Suicides and Dtomba ceremonies -- Marriages -- Some Likiang festivals -- Music, art and leisure among the Nakhi -- Progress -- Hoking Brigand -- The last of Likiang.
- LCCN
- ^^^56002896^
- OCLC
- 31785546
- SCSB-12668149
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library