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The Gazetteer of Sikhim

AuthorIntroduction by H.H. Risley
PublisherB R Pub
Publisher2005
PublisherReprint
Publisherxxii
Publisher397 p,
ISBN8176465208

Contents: 1. Introduction/H.H. Risley. 2. Geographical position and description history of Sikhim and its rulers. 3. The book of the law/J.C. White. 4. Marriage customs/J.C. White. 5. Notes on geology and mineral resources/P.N. Bose. 6. Agriculture/J.C. White. 7. Vegetation/J. Gammie. 8. Vegetation of temperate and Alpine-Sikhim/G.A. Gammie. 9. Butterflies/J. Gammie. 10. Butterflies/Lionel De Niceville. 11. Reptiles/J. Gammie. 12. Birds/J. Gammie. 13. List of Sikhim birds and notes Tereon/L.A. Waddell. 14. Mammals/J. Gammie. 15. Lamaism in Sikhim/L.A. Waddell. Chapters: 1. Historic sketch of the Lamaic Church in Sikhim. 2. General description of Sikhim monasteries. 3. The temple and its contents. 4. Monkhood. 5. Some magic rites and charms. 6. Demonolatry.

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