Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction: some notes on ritual
- 2 The surface contours of the Sherpa world
- 3 Nyungne: problems of marriage, family, and asceticism
- 4 Hospitality: problems of exchange, status, and authority
- 5 Exorcisms: problems of wealth, pollution, and reincarnation
- 6 Offering rituals: problems of religion, anger, and social cooperation
- 7 Conclusions: Buddhism and society
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Notes
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction: some notes on ritual
- 2 The surface contours of the Sherpa world
- 3 Nyungne: problems of marriage, family, and asceticism
- 4 Hospitality: problems of exchange, status, and authority
- 5 Exorcisms: problems of wealth, pollution, and reincarnation
- 6 Offering rituals: problems of religion, anger, and social cooperation
- 7 Conclusions: Buddhism and society
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Sherpas through their Rituals , pp. 171 - 186Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1978