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Keepers of the faith : the Buddhist nuns of Sagaing Hills /

In the Sagaing Hills, 12 miles from the ancient capital of Mandalay are hundreds of pagodas, stupas, monasteries and nunneries which form a focal point of worship for Buddhism in Burma. In 1986 the filmmaker used to live for 15 months as a nun in the Thameikdaw Gaung nunnery. Some years later she is...

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Other Authors:	Kawanami, Hiroko (Director, Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	This edition in English and an undetermined language with English subtitles.
Published:	London, UK : Royal Anthropological Institute, 1996.
Subjects:	Buddhist nuns > Burma > Sagaing. Nonnes bouddhistes > Birmanie > Sagaing. Buddhist nuns Burma > Sagaing Documentary films Ethnographic films Nonfiction films Documentary films. Ethnographic films. Nonfiction films. Documentaires. Films ethnographiques. Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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