The is no country in the world in which religion exercised more influence on social and cultural life of its inhabitants than in India and more particular the Himalayan region. Religion gives the key-note to the most of the great changes that has taken this country in the social and cultural field. The Author gives a detailed account of all the religions places of the entire Himalayan region with its festivals with religious activities of the people, their day to day beliefs, rituals ceremonies, at births, upbringing, marriage and death etc. This book is a second part of the Himalayan Gazetteer.
ISBN:R00005396

Author:Edwin T. Atkinson

Publisher:Cosmo Publications

Publish Year:1974

Edition:Reprint Edition

Cover:Hard Back With Dust Jacket

Subject:Social Science | Culture and Customs

Language:English

Remarks:B&W Illustrations. Fine. Dust jacket. Green cloth covered boards. The dust jacket is faded, foxed and slightly wornout on edges. Printed price black inked. Foxed limited on endpapers and the leaves are slightly sunned. Otherwise the book is very fine. Dust jacket. The jacket faded and rubbed sky blue cloth boards, corner bumped. Slight foxing of the endpapers. Otherwise a fine copy.

Pages:974

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