Table of contents for Handling death : the dynamics of death and ancestor rituals among the Newars of Bhaktapur, Nepal / Niels Gutschow, Axel Michaels ; with contributions by Johanna Buss and Nutan Sharma and a film on DVD by Christian Bau.


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Part I: Bhaktapur - The Urban Fabric, Rituals and Ritual Specialists
Bhaktapur - a Newar Town in the Kathmandu Valley 15
Priests and Purity Specialists in Death Rituals 34
Calendric Rituals of Death and Renewal 63
Death and Ancestor Rituals 84

Part II: Latyd - The Ritual of Joining the Ancestors (sapindikarana)
The Social Background 125
Description of the Latya Ritual 129
The Ritual Handbooks 153

Part III: Conclusion - The Dynamics of Newar Death Rituals
Textuality and Contextuality 179
Pollution and Purification 181
Embodiment and Tactility 187
Deification and Pacification 191
Memory and Mourning 193
Continuity and Change 195
The Uncertainty of Death 203


Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Newar (Nepalese people) Funeral customs and rites, Newar (Nepalese people) Rites and ceremonies, Ancestor worship Nepal Bhaktapur, Funeral rites and ceremonies Nepal Bhaktapur, Bhaktapur (Nepal) Religious life and customs, Bhaktapur (Nepal) Social life and customs