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

Author(s)

• Gutschow, Niels
• Michaels, Axel
• Buss, Johanna
• Sharma, Nutan

Bibliographic Information

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

（Ethno-Indology : Heidelberg studies in South Asian rituals / general editor, Axel Michaels, v. 3）

Harrassowitz, 2005

Other Title

Death and ancestor rituals among the Newars of Bhaktapur, Nepal

Den Tod in die Hand nehmen

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [206]-210)

Details

• NCID: BA74018243
• ISBN:
  • 3447051604
• Country Code: gw
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Wiesbaden
• Pages/Volumes: 216 p.
• Size: 26 cm.
• Attached Material: 1 DVD (12 cm.)
• Classification:
  • LCC : DS493.9.N4
  • NDC9 : 385.6
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Newar (Nepalese people) -- Funeral customs and rites
  • LCSH : Funeral rites and ceremonies, Hindu -- Nepal -- Bhaktapur
  • LCSH : Ancestor worship -- Nepal -- Bhaktapur
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA74018050