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Title: Legends of the Lepchas
Condition: New
Subtitle: Folk Tales From Sikkim
EAN: 9780143460671
ISBN: 9780143460671
Publisher: Penguin Ebury Press
Format: Paperback
Release Date: 05/15/2023
Description: In the beginning there was nothing but vast emptiness on earth and in the sky. Itbu-moo, the Mother Creator, shaped the mountains, rivers and lakes. But something was missing. Why did her creation feel empty? So, taking a fresh ball of snow, she created the first man...and then the first woman. These became the chief deities of the Lepchas'. Thus begins one of the stories in this delightful book, a compilation of folk tales of the Lepchas, passed down through the ages. Custodians of a language and script of the same name, the Lepchas inhabit regions that currently fall under the state of Sikkim, in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, Ilam district of eastern Nepal and the south-western parts of Bhutan. Ancient lore suggests that they have inhabited in the region from time immemorial. The tales included in this collection - describing gods, goddesses, people, animals and nature in a cohesive world where one cannot do without the other.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: IN
Item Height: 220mm
Item Length: 140mm
Item Width: 20mm
Author: Yishey Doma
Illustrator: Thapa Pankaj
Contributor: Thapa Pankaj (Illustrated by)
Genre: Fiction
Topic: Fantasy, Language & Reference, Society & Culture
Release Year: 2023

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