Tibetan diary from birth to death and beyond in a Himalayan valley of Nepal / Geoff Childs.
| Author/creator | Childs, Geoff H., 1963- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Berkeley : University of California Press, |
| Description | xi, 217 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Raising the curtain -- The lay of the land -- Life begets death, death begets life : the life course begins -- Adolescent discord : family needs versus spiritual deeds -- Growing through travel : the pilgrimage for knowledge and prestige -- The merits of matrimony : commencing the householder life -- High peaks and deep valleys : the imponderable nature of everyday life -- Anticipating the end of the life course : the anxieties of old age -- Parting breaths : death is but a transition -- Transcending death : rising corpses and reincarnations. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-211) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2004004204 |
| ISBN | 0520241096 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0520241339 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |