Folk-lore and customs of the Lap-chas of Sikhim / C. De Beauvoir Stocks.
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TextPublication details: New Delhi : Asian Educational Services, 2001Description: 328-505 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 812061559XSubject(s): Lepcha (South Asian people) | Sikkim (India) | Sikkim (India) -- Social life and customsDDC classification: 398.20954167 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 398.20954167 STO/F (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P32624 |
Originally published: Calcutta : Asiatic Society of Bengal, 1925.
"[From the] Journal and proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, new series, v. 21, no. 4 (1925)."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Sikhim, a brief note on the geography and history of
2. The Lap-cha or Rong folk, their ethnical type and language
3. A summary of both tours in Sikhim ,
I. Folk-lore:
1. Mythology and reUgion of the Lap-cha as reflected in their
tales
2. An analysis of their folk-tales
3. Tales:
A. Creation myths
B. Zoological myths
O. Heroic tales
D. Varia
II. Lap-cha customs: (a) family life; (6) birth; (c) marriage;
(d) death and burial; (e) miscellaneous observances
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