Lepcha, My Vanishing TribeAutobiographical account of a Lepcha social activist about the sociocultural conditions of the Lepcha people. |
Contents
My Ancestors | 1 |
The Stones | 27 |
The Sakyu Ram and the Lungzee | 51 |
Copyright | |
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A-chyuk ancestors appeasement Ashake bamboo belief Bhutan Bhutan War Bhutanese birds bongthing bride brothers Buddhist byek-bu called centuries ceremony Chador chee Christian Chyo Chyu clan coming creatures culture customs Dalai Lama Darjeeling Darjeeling district demons Denjongpas devils divine Dzongpen elders father female Gangtok girl girl's gods gompa happened Ilam in-laws Itbu-moo Jongu Kalimpong Kanchenjunga king Kiratas known Kongchen Kumya Kurseong Lama later Lepcha land Lepcha language Lepcha script Limboos living Lungten Mayel country Mayel Lyang means missionaries Monpas mother mountain Mung muns Nambun Namgyal Namthars Nepal Nepalese normal offering original party Penlop plains present Rabdentse region religion Renjyong rituals river Rongnyu Rong Rongfolk Rum Fat Sanglyon seen side Sikkim soul spirit started stories supposed taken Tamsang Teesta Thekung things Tibet Tibetan trees tribal tribe Tshering Tung-bor village wedding West Bengal word worship
References to this book
 | Tribal Medicine: Traditional Practices and Changes in Sikkim J. J. Roy Burman No preview available - 2003 |