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The Kachins. Religion and Customs.
de GILHODES, A
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Calcutta.: A. Rome at the Catholic Orphan Press. First Edition.. 1922.. ii + 304pp, Head & tail pieces to chapter headings, original wrappers with yap edges chipped & worn, text block age-toned, still a very good copy of the first edition. The foreword states: "In the North and North-East of Burma are found the savage tribes, which the Burmese and after them the English call "Kachins" The Kachins, comprise five principal tribes: the Marips, The Lathongs, the Laphais, the Nkhums and the Msrans." First published in 1922 this first edition is a record of the myths and tales of the Kachin peoples of Burma amongst whom the author lived. Chapters cover folklore, mythology and religion, culture, birth and childhood, marriage, death and obsequies, and diseases and their remedies. .
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- Librería
- Asia Bookroom
(AU)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 178057
- Título
- The Kachins. Religion and Customs.
- Autor
- GILHODES, A
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Edición
- First Edition.
- Editorial
- A. Rome at the Catholic Orphan Press
- Lugar de publicación
- Calcutta.
- Fecha de publicación
- 1922.
- Palabras clave
- Burma, Hill Tribes, Myanmar (burma), Southeast Asia, zz_Gallery_Antiquarian, zz_ListOn_eBay
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Asia Bookroom issues regular specialised book lists on Asia and invite you to let us know your interests so that we can let you know of new arrivals as they come in to stock. And if you are in Australia's capital city Canberra we hope you will visit our shop!
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- First Edition
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- Wrappers
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
