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Page 41
... dancing , and recorded their tunes on my portable tape recorder . The men - some of whom later became my porters - put on the famous sword dance for me . Their dress for festive occasions is reminiscent of Greece and Albania . Some of ...
... dancing , and recorded their tunes on my portable tape recorder . The men - some of whom later became my porters - put on the famous sword dance for me . Their dress for festive occasions is reminiscent of Greece and Albania . Some of ...
Page 42
... dancer carried a large colored handkerchief . The orchestra had three drums and two flutes of the clarinet type . The dance was wild and energetic , the dancers whirling like dervishes , the skirts of their long coats standing straight ...
... dancer carried a large colored handkerchief . The orchestra had three drums and two flutes of the clarinet type . The dance was wild and energetic , the dancers whirling like dervishes , the skirts of their long coats standing straight ...
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... dance ( chham ) is built around these characters - a play illustrating the old Tibetan proverb and Buddhist teaching , “ There is no sin so great as killing . " Phuntzog put on some lama dances for us . But the act of the deer , the dog ...
... dance ( chham ) is built around these characters - a play illustrating the old Tibetan proverb and Buddhist teaching , “ There is no sin so great as killing . " Phuntzog put on some lama dances for us . But the act of the deer , the dog ...
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WE START WITH PRAYER | 30 |
THE SPIRIT OF SATAN | 111 |
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