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