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100 _aBhattacharyya, N.N
245 0 _aIndian Puberty Rites /
_cN. N. Bhattacharyya.
260 _aNew Delhi :
_bMunshiram Manoharlal Publishers,
_c1980.
300 _av, 81p.
_c25 cm.
520 _aIndian Puberty Rites examines puberty and initiation ceremonies in India and their relationship to religious beliefs, social customs, and rites of passage. Bhattacharyya draws particularly on ancient Sanskrit literature and compares textual evidence with surviving tribal and popular customs to explain aspects of ancient Indian social and religious life.
650 _aPuberty rites -- India.
650 _aIndia -- Social life and customs.
650 _aAdolescence -- India.
942 _cRBK
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_d65732