Gatekeepers of cultural memory: Televising religious rituals in Tansen, Nepal

Ethnos

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 317-342

  Wilmore, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community; Identity; Mediation; Nepal; Religion; Television

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748112950     PISSN: 00141844     EISSN: 1469588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00141840600902687     Document Type: Article

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