Fate of the Lhapa
(eVideo)
Contributors
Sifers, Sarah, producer,
Dhondup, Nyima, contributor.
Rhichoe, Pasang, contributor.
Karma Wangchuk, contributor.
Kanopy (Firm)
Dhondup, Nyima, contributor.
Rhichoe, Pasang, contributor.
Karma Wangchuk, contributor.
Kanopy (Firm)
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 70 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
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Format
eVideo
Language
tib
Notes
General Note
Title from title frames.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally produced by Documentary Educational Resources in 2007.
Description
Fate of the Lhapa is a feature-length documentary about the last three Tibetan shamans (lhapas) living in a Tibetan refugee camp in Nepal. With no other descendants to carry on their healing practices and a younger generation attending schools, acculturating, and modernizing, these "sucking doctors" are practicing an endangered tradition.
System Details
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language
In Tibetan, Subtitles in English.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sifers, S., Dhondup, N., Rhichoe, P., & Karma Wangchuk. (2014). Fate of the Lhapa . Kanopy Streaming.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sarah, Sifers et al.. 2014. Fate of the Lhapa. Kanopy Streaming.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sarah, Sifers et al.. Fate of the Lhapa Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sifers, Sarah,, Nyima Dhondup, Pasang Rhichoe, and Karma Wangchuk. Fate of the Lhapa Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
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