In this book a maiden attempt is made to give a first hand description on the life and culture of Lhops (Doya), one of the least known indigenous communities in Bhutan. The book is an outcome of an intensive field work among the people and personal experience of the author. The author worked among the people as a primary school teacher for four years between 1990 and 1994.
The book contains an ethnographic account of the Lhops (also popularly known as Doyas) social organization, kin terms and relations, Doya philosophy of life and death, traditional economy and livelihood patterns and impact of modern economy and other cultures.
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