Echoes from Tibet

Synopsis

Set in the high snow ranges of the Western Himalayas, the film shows the life and culture of Tibetan and Ladakhi villages: social and religious customs, Buddhist religion and Tibetan script, agriculture; a Tibetan refugee settlement showing handicrafts, and singing; a visit by the Dalai Lama to the children’s village at Dharamsala.

Series

Music and Society: Asian Insights, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.

Year of production

198

Availability

Sale; 1995 sale: £25.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Subjects

Anthropology

Keywords

Ladakh; Tibet; village life

Distributor

Name

World Microfilms

Contact

Stephen Albert

Email

microworld@ndirect.co.uk

Web

http://www.microworld.uk.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7586 4499

Fax

020 7722 1068

Address

PO Box 35488
St John’s Wood
London
NW8 6WD

Notes

World Microfilms distributes the Audio Forum collection of CDs for language learning and the Sussex Tapes library of video and audio material for sixth form and undergraduate teaching. The Sussex Tapes collection concentrates on the areas of English, history and music. Architecture programmes from the Masters of Architecture and Pidgeon Digital (qv) series of slides are sold on DVD as well as being accessible online via subscription.