Urgan, child of the Himalayas

Urgan is nine years old and lives in an isolated village in the Himalayas. He has never known anything other than this land surrounded by snow-capped peaks. In this month of January, however, he must leave his family for the monastery and cross the 5,000 meter high Wori La pass. During his journey,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Glowacki, Corine
Other Authors: Bigot, Philippe
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris, Ile-de-France ZED 2004, 2004
Series:Ethnographic video online, volume 1
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Collection: Ethnographic Video Online Vol. 1 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Urgan is nine years old and lives in an isolated village in the Himalayas. He has never known anything other than this land surrounded by snow-capped peaks. In this month of January, however, he must leave his family for the monastery and cross the 5,000 meter high Wori La pass. During his journey, he will be accompanied his nineteen-year-old cousin, Norbou. They will experience unexpected, fascinating and sometimes frightening spiritual encounters ... a true path to enlightenment
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 12, 2014)
Physical Description:1 online resource (53 min.)