Becoming a woman in Zanskar.

"Becoming Woman in Zanskar" recounts the moving story of a friendship shattered by destiny when two best friends have to part and to leave their families forever ... Tenzin will be married to a man she hasn't chosen while Palkit will become a nun. Two adolescents in the Himalayas: one...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Catteau, Manuel (Producer), Corillion, Jean-Michel (Director), Khachot, Tenzin (Contributor), Kyangmar, Palkit (Contributor), Banday, Paul (Narrator)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	This edition in English and an undetermined language with English subtitles.
Published:	Paris, France : ZED, 2012.
Series:	Becoming a man Ethnographic video online ; volume 2
Subjects:	Teenage girls > India > Zanskar. Coming of age > India > Zanskar. Arranged marriage > India > Zanskar. Nuns > India > Zanskar. Adolescentes > Inde > Zānskār. Passage à l'âge adulte > Inde > Zānskār. Mariage arrangé > Inde > Zānskār. Religieuses > Inde > Zānskār. Arranged marriage. Coming of age. Nuns. Teenage girls. India > Zanskar. Online media. Nonfiction films. Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	"Becoming Woman in Zanskar" recounts the moving story of a friendship shattered by destiny when two best friends have to part and to leave their families forever ... Tenzin will be married to a man she hasn't chosen while Palkit will become a nun. Two adolescents in the Himalayas: one kidnapped by her future husband, the other's head shaved as she enters the covent forever.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 27, 2013).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (54 min.).
Playing Time:	00:54:25