Sherpas Through Their Rituals
by Sherry B Ortner
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Vikas Publishing House PVT Ltd, 1979. Very Good/Very Good. 235 x 155mm, 195 pages. B/w photos, line drawings. Book Condition: Very good, clean brown boards, tight binding, small 'notch' in endpaper page lower edge. Jacket Condition: Very good, clean, bright, touch of fade to spine, not creased, price clipped, protected in removable clear book wrap. Comments: An interesting study of Tibetan Buddhism as practiced by Himalayan Sherpas. Various rituals are described and the connection between these and wider culture are investigated. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Pullet's Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001207
- Title
- Sherpas Through Their Rituals
- Author
- Sherry B Ortner
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Publisher
- Vikas Publishing House PVT Ltd
- Date Published
- 1979
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Pullet's Books
30 day return guarantee, for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. Original shipping costs not refundable.
About the Seller
Pullet's Books
Biblio member since 2013
Ipswich, Suffolk
About Pullet's Books
Private residence. Internet sales only.I specialise in Natural History, Ornithology, Local History and some walking books. Those listed represent a small proportion of my book stock and welcome search requests of other books I may hold.
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