Search, explore, and study thousands of documents, manuscripts, inscriptions and digital editions from across historic Nepal
kipaṭa
Notes
var. kīpaṭa; n. a form of traditional land tenure, where communal authority overrides state authority and control over the land is exercised on the basis of family and clan group (cf. Regmi 1965: 82), traditionally practiced by several ethnic groups, particularly in eastern Nepal among the Kiranti groups (Whelpton 2005: 262).
Type
t.t.
Project: "Documents on the History of Religion and Law of Pre-modern Nepal"
Südasien-Institut (SAI)
Universität Heidelberg
Voßstr. 2, Gebäude 4130 | 69115 Heidelberg
Telefon: +49 (0) 6221 / 54 15207
E-Mail: nepal[at]hadw-bw.de
