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The use of thread-crosses in Lepcha lamaist ceremonies
Eastern anthropologist • 4 • Published In 1951 • Pages: 65-87
By: Nebesky-Wojkowitz, René de, Gorer, Geoffrey.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article describes various ceremonies in which thread-crosses of Bön origin, called DEU in Lepcha and MBOS in Tibetan, are used, for instance, in the Cherim ceremony and in ceremonies for the prevention and curing of diseases. The distribution of its usage among neighboring peoples is also noted briefly. The authors conclude that it is impossible to state whether the Bön elements incorporated in Lepcha ceremonies came from the original Bön religion, or whether they were introduced through the medium of the Red Hat Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. Notes to the text will be found on pp. 83-87.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- General character of religion
- Sacred objects and places
- Theological systems
- Organized ceremonial
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Lepcha
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2003
- 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 TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Journalist
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Robert Lee ; 1958
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1937, 1950
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1937-1950
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Sikkim, India
- NotesAdditional notes
- R. von Nebesky-Wojkowitz and Geoffrey Gorer
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 59030548
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Lepcha (South Asian people)