Review of 'The Sacred Town of Sankhu: The Anthropology of Newar Ritual, Religion, and Society in Nepal' by Bal Gopal Shrestha

Authors

Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Author Biography

Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Religion at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Her book manuscript (under contract with Oxford University Press) presents a comprehensive study of the local Nepali goddess Svasthani and the Svasthanivratakatha textual tradition. She is the Reviews Editor for HIMALAYA.

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Recommended Citation

Vantine Birkenholtz, Jessica. 2014. Review of 'The Sacred Town of Sankhu: The Anthropology of Newar Ritual, Religion, and Society in Nepal' by Bal Gopal Shrestha. HIMALAYA 34(2).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/himalaya/vol34/iss2/24