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Title: | Himalaya Region | Contributor(s): | Alter, Andrew (author) | Publication Date: | 2009 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/6482 | Abstract: | The Himalayas span a vast geography that includes regions within the present-day countries of Afghanistan, → Pakistan, India, China, → Nepal, and Bhutan. The highest snow peaks are mostly situated along the southern border of Tibet, though some run through → Kashmir. These snow peaks demarcate the northernmost extent of purely Hindu cultural practice. Beyond them, in Tibet and in parts of Kashmir and Himachal, Tibetan Buddhist practices predominate. In this way, Hindu populations are largely limited to the southern fringe of the Himalayas as located in the countries of India and Nepal. | Publication Type: | Entry In Reference Work | Source of Publication: | Brill's Encyclopedia of Hinduism, v.1: Regions, Pilgrimmage, Deities, p. 73-85 | Publisher: | Brill | Place of Publication: | Leiden, Netherlands | ISBN: | 9004176411 9789004176416 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 220405 Religion and Society 190409 Musicology and Ethnomusicology |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 970122 Expanding Knowledge in Philosophy and Religious Studies | HERDC Category Description: | N Entry In Reference Work | Publisher/associated links: | http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/32084183 http://www.brill.nl/default.aspx?partid=210&pid=27775 |
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