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Religious Beliefs of the Lepchas in the Kalimpong District (West Bengal)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2011

M. Corneille Jest
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This note is based on field research made during the summer of 1953, and I must acknowledge the valuable assistance of Fr. J. M. Brahier of the Catholic Mission, Tanyang, the best European speaker of Lepcha. It is by no means exhaustive and certain important aspects require further examination, but even within my present limitations it is interesting to give an account of the religious beliefs of the Lepchas of Tanyang, especially now that their traditions are changing so rapidly.

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Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society , Volume 92 , Issue 3-4 , July 1960 , pp. 124 - 134
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Copyright © The Royal Asiatic Society 1960

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