ROCK, J.F.

The Na-Khi Naga Cult and Related Ceremonies

Rome, Italy: Istituto Italiano Per Il Medio Ed Estremo Oriente, 1952. First Edition. Two Volumes. Octavo. 25.5cm. Publisher's original printed pale green card wraps titled in black to spines and front covers. Glassine Dustjackets. [xi]; 383pp.; [90]; 423pp.; [85]. Volumes are paginated contiguously with extensive unpaginated sections of plates, expanatory matter, and errata. Clean and strong, lightly sunned to spines; internally clean fresh, illustrated throughout; in original glassine covers with some wear and chipping to the corners and extremities, and some chipping and creasing to edges, most notably the bottom edge of the rear panel of Vol.I. A very good, cean set indeed.

An extensive ethnological analysis of the history and rites of the Na-Khi Naga cult practised by the people of the autonomous Lijiang Region of Yunnan in China. Essentially the primary academic text on the mythology and belief system underpinning the practice.

Price: $200.00

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