Book
A Tibetan on Tibet: being the travels and observations of Mr. Paul Sherap (Dorje Zödba) of Tachienlu; with an introductory chapter on Buddhism and a concluding chapter on the devil dance
T. Fisher Unwin, Ltd. • London • Published In 1926 • Pages:
By: Sherap, Paul, Combe, G. A. (George Alexander).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The body of this book is a report of the travels and observations of Paul Sherap, a Tibetan residing in Tachienlu (Dartsendo) on the Sino-Tibetan border area, as recorded and edited by Combe. Sherap was educated under both Christian and Lamaist auspices and travelled extensively in Tibet, Sikkim, Nepal, Bhutan, India, and China. In addition to information on various aspects of Tibetan life and thought, there is a chapter devoted to the different nomad tribes of Tibet. The editor, Combe, has added two chapters, on Buddhism and the Devil Dance, to the main body of the book.
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Tibetans
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2019
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Indigenous Person
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 3: Good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Samuel Chu ; 1955
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1900-1925
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Tibet
- NotesAdditional notes
- by G. A. Combe.
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 26015209
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--Social life and customs
- Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--Religion