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 | Sherpas through their Rituals (Cambridge Studies in Cultural Systems) (1st Edition) by Sherry B. Ortner, Catherine A. Mackinnon Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 1978 ISBN-10: 0-521-29216-6 / 0521292166 ISBN-13: 978-0-521-29216-0 / 9780521292160 The Sherpas of the Himalayas practice Tibetan Buddhism, a variety of Mahayana Buddhism. This is a general interpretation of Sherpa culture through examining the relationship between the Sherpas' Buddhism and other aspects of their society, and a theoretical contribution to the study of ritual and re | |