Growing up : Hindu and Buddhist initiation rituals among Newar children in Bhaktapur, Nepal

Growing up : Hindu and Buddhist initiation rituals among Newar children in Bhaktapur, Nepal / Niels Gutschow, Axel Michaels ; with a film on DVD by Christian Bau.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gutschow, Niels
Other Authors: Michaels, Axel, Bau, Christian
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz, 2008.
Series:Ethno-Indology, v. 6
Subjects:
Hindu children > Religious life > Nepal > Bhaktapur.
Buddhist children > Religious life > Nepal > Bhaktapur.
Initiation rites > Religious aspects > Hinduism.
Initiation rites > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
Buddhism > Rituals.
Hinduism > Rituals.
Buddhism > Rites and ceremonies.
Hinduism > Rites and ceremonies.
Coming of age > Rites and ceremonies.
Newar (Nepalese people) > Rites and ceremonies.
Documentary films.
Videos > Dinand.
Bhaktapur (Nepal)
Online Access:Table of contents
Publisher's description
Description
Item Description:The accompanying DVD documents one girl's marriage (Ihi) and three boys' initiations (Kaytapuja).
Physical Description:307 p. : col. ill., maps ; 26 cm + 1 DVD (67 min. : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.)
Format:DVD, PAL, 4:3.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-297).
ISBN:9783447057523 (hb)
3447057521 (hb)
ISSN:1860-2053 ;
With Note:Includes a film on DVD, "Bel fruit and loincloth," by Christian Bau.

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