book chapter

The Indo-Tibetans: The Indo-Tibetans and Mongoloid problem in the southern Himalaya and north-northeast India

K. L. FernandesBombay, India • Published In 1954 • Pages:

By: Hermanns, Matthias.

Abstract
The data in this document is primarily on Lepcha myths, supernatural beings, beliefs in and descriptions of the land of the dead, religious practitioners, religious ceremonies, weapons, houses and domestic animals. Some of the author's cultural-historical reconstructions and interpretations may be open to question.
Subjects
Mythology
culture
Lepcha
HRAF PubDate
2003
Region
Asia
Sub Region
Central Asia
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Missionary
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Robert J. Theodoratus ; 1962
Field Date
1951
Coverage Date
1951
Coverage Place
Sikkim, India
Notes
[by] Fr. Matthias Hermanns
Includes bibliographical references
Only pages vii, 27-109 and end plates VIII-XIX have been indexed for the Lepcha file
LCSH
Lepcha (South Asian people)