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Limi, the Land in-between : the art of governing a Buddhist frontier community in the Himalaya / by Astrid Hovden.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Hovden, Astrid, author.
Contributor:
E.J. Brill (Firm)
Series:
Inner Asia book series ; no. 17.
Inner Asia book series ; volume17
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Customary law--Nepal.
Customary law.
Local government--Law and legislation--Nepal.
Local government.
Villages--Law and legislation--Nepal.
Villages.
Indigenous peoples--Legal status, laws, etc--Nepal.
Indigenous peoples.
Nepal--Boundaries--Tibet Region.
Nepal.
Tibet Region--Boundaries--Nepal.
Tibet Region.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xvi, 420 pages) : color illustrations, maps.
Other Title:
Art of governing a Buddhist frontier community in the Himalaya
Place of Publication:
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2025]
Contents:
Locating Limi
The Long Way to Limi
Limi's Frontier History
Social Organisation and Economy in Transition
From Hybrid to Dual Village Governance
Village Taxes and Community Obligations
Monstic Rituals, Organisation and Management
Monastic Recruitment
Financing the Monastaries
Charting a Course in-Between.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Leiden, Netherlands Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 21, 2025).
Other Format:
Print version: Hovden, Astrid. Limi, the Land in-between
ISBN:
9789004714571
900471457X
Publisher Number:
40032703152
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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