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Disposal of the dead in Tibet

Man32Published In 1932 • Pages: 66-67

By: Asboe, Walter.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article discusses the various ways in which the dead were disposed of in Tibet, the activities of the mourners, and the ceremonies which follow the funeral. Included also is the Tibetan rationale for these customs and a comparison with the customs of Western Tibet.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Death
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
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Missionary
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
Ben Zimmerman ; 1955
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
No date
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 Rev. Walter Asboe
The material is indexed mainly for Tibet AJ01; references to Western Tibet, however, will be found in W. Tibetans AJ04
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
sf 80000548
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Tibet (China)