Buddhist procession

B&W photographic print. 'Buddhist priests in their yellow robes gather underneath a canopy. Buddhism is the official religion of the Maghs, but Mills noted a strong belief in evil spirits which are propitiated by ceremonies and offerings very similar to those he had seen among the Nagas.'

Archive & Special Collections PP MS 58/02/V/40 Open

Date(s) of creation: 1926
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA005265
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

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item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
callnumber PP MS 58/02/V/40
callnumber_txt PP MS 58/02/V/40
callnumber-sort PP MS 58/02/V/40
prefix_number 40
title Buddhist procession
scb_date_creation 1926
scb_level Item
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scb_extent 1 photograph
author Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
author_facet Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
authorStr Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
author_letter Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
format Archive
description B&W photographic print. 'Buddhist priests in their yellow robes gather underneath a canopy. Buddhism is the official religion of the Maghs, but Mills noted a strong belief in evil spirits which are propitiated by ceremonies and offerings very similar to those he had seen among the Nagas.'
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Copyright held by J.P. Mills
language No linguistic content
language_search No linguistic content
scb_scripts_material Unwritten
scb_physc_charac_tech_reqs 9.5 x 7 cm
note Ethnic group: Rakhine
The Rakhine are alternately known as the Arakanese, the Magh, the Mogh, the Rakhain, the Rakhaing, and the Rakkhaine
scb_url http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA005265
scb_url_description Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections
hierarchy_top_id_raw PP MS 58
hierarchy_sequence PP_MS_58.0002.00V.0040

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