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Archaeological Survey of India New Imperial Series. Antiquities of Indian Tibet Personal Narrative

1914

E. DirectoGeneral of Archaeology in India that the Government of India applied to the Moravian Mission Board for the loan of the services of Dr. [...] In the valleys also the roads in these hill tracts are often of the most primitive description while the crossing of rivers by rope bridges adds to the perils of the journey. [...] Owing to the nature of the country to be traversed the explorer had to march on foot most of the way from Simla to Srinagar except where the rarified air compelled him to mount the yak —certainly not the most comfortable means of locomotion. [...] His proposals met with the approval of the Government of India in the Education Department and it was decided that my report should consist of two volumes both fully illustrated : the first containing a personal narrative of my journey and the second dealing with the historical chronicles and inscriptions collected in the course of my tour. [...] Most of the devil dances of Indian Tibet are held during the time of the winter solstice and in my opinion originally symbolised the struggle between the benevolent gods of spring or summer and the demons of winter.
anthropology archaeology
Pages
191
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.146108
Segment Pages Author Actions
Cover
i-ii A.H. Francke view
Frontmatter
i-xi A.H. Francke view
Chapter I—The Satluj Valley
3-30 A.H. Francke view
Chapter II.From the Satluj to the Indus
30-62 A.H. Francke view
Chapter III.The Indus Valley
62-84 A.H. Francke view
Chapter IV.From the Indus to the Jehlam
84-110 A.H. Francke view
Appendix A.List of Antiquities Acquired by Dr. Francke in Indian Tibet
111-117 A.H. Francke view
Appendix B.List of Manuscripts and Wood-Prints Acquired by Dr. Francke in Indian Tibet
118-121 A.H. Francke view
Appendix C.Note on Rawalsar Mandi State
122-123 A.H. Francke view
Appendix D.Genealogy of the Rajas of Bashahr
124-124 A.H. Francke view
Index
125-133 A.H. Francke view

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