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Book Title: The Rulings Of The Night: An Ethnography Of Nepalese Shaman ...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Gregory G. Maskarinec
Publication Name: Rulings of the Night : an Ethnography of Nepalese Shaman Oral Texts
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Publication Year: 1995
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
