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Handling death : the dynamics of death and ancestor rituals among the Newars of Bhaktapur, Nepal

Title
Handling death : the dynamics of death and ancestor rituals among the Newars of Bhaktapur, Nepal / Niels Gutschow - Axel Michaels ; with contributions by Johanna Buss and Nutan Sharma and a film on DVD by Christian Bau.
Author
Gutschow, Niels.
Publication
Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz, 2005.

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Additional Authors
  • Michaels, Axel.
  • Bau, Christian.
Description
216 p. : ill. (some col.), maps; 26 cm. +
Series Statement
Ethno-Indology, 1860-2053 ; v. 3
Alternative Title
  • Death and ancestor rituals among the Newars of Bhaktapur, Nepal
  • Den Tod in die Hand nehmen.
Subject
  • Newar (Nepalese people) > Funeral customs and rites
  • Hindu funeral rites and ceremonies > Bhaktapur
  • Ancestor worship > Bhaktapur
Note
  • DVD has title: Den Tod in die Hand nehmen : ein Totenritual der Newars in Bhaktapur, Nepal = Handling death : a death ritual of the Newars in Bhaktapur, Nepal
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [206]-210).
ISBN
3447051604 (hd.bd.)
OCLC
  • ocm60333481
  • SCSB-14500607
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library