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Title: Sitting in a Cave: An Analysis of Ritual Seclusion at Menarche Among Brahmans and Chhetris in Nepal
Language of title: English
Author/Creator: Lynn Bennett
One Sentence Summary: Gupha basne is a rite of passage among Brahmans and Chhetris of Nepal that marks the transition of a girl at menarche from a presexual to a sexual being.

Description: The article is based on a study area - Narikot village in the Kathmandu valley reports on research work from the period between 1972 to 1976. The article discusses Gupha basne. Gupha basne is a rite of passage among Brahmans and Chhetris of Nepal that marks the transition of a girl at menarche from a pre-sexual to a sexual being. The study reveals the feature of the Gupha basne rituals that appears curious on first sight: in these rites there is a clear ritual focus on the girl's consanguineal male relatives. It includes 1 leaf of plate. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2007-01-16)

Publisher Place: Kirtipur, Nepal
Publisher: Center for Nepal and Asian Studies
Normalized publisher place: Kathmandu
Publisher country: Nepal
Publisher URL: http://www.cnastu.org.np/
Published Date: 1978-12
URL: http://www.thlib.org/static/reprints/contributions/CNAS_06_01_03.pdf
Classification: Tibetan and Himalayan -- Journals -- Journals Focused on Regions -- Nepal -- Contributions to Nepalese Studies -- (1978) Vol. 6, no. 1
Cultural Coverage: Nepal
Language: English
Source: Contributions to Nepalese Studies
Source Editor: Dor Bahadur Bista
Source Type: Journal
Source Volume: 6
Source Number: 1
Source Page Numbers: 31-46
ISBN/ISSN: 3767574

Means of availability: Available online as a PDF within the Tibetan & Himalayan Library's bibliographic database.

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Date Last Modified: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
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