Spirited women gender, religion, and cultural identity in the Nepal Himalaya /
In the Himalayan highlands of northern Nepal, the small group of Tibetan Buddhists known as the Nyeshangte have maintained a gender egalitarian social organization over many years. Nyeshangte women own land, control household money, and have the right to initiate divorce. Most important, they partic...
| Main Author: | Watkins, Joanne C. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
[1996]
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| Physical Description: |
xi, 347 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects: |
CMU Main Books 3rd Floor
| Location | Call Number: | Status |
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| CMU Main Books 3rd Floor | DS493.9.N94 W37 1996 |
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