Martin A. Mills

Identity, Ritual and State in Tibetan Buddhism (eBook, ePUB)

The Foundations of Authority in Gelukpa Monasticism

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This is a major anthropological study of contemporary Tibetan Buddhist monasticism and tantric ritual in Ladakh, and of the role of tantric ritual in traditional forms of state structure and political consciousness in Tibet.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 440
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. November 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136854743
• Artikelnr.: 39993464

Autorenporträt

Martin A. Mills

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: The Face of Monasticism
Part II: Truth and Hierarchy in Tantric Ritual
Part III: Local Rites
Part IV: Authority and the Personin Gelukpa Monasticism
Part V: Ideology, Ritual and State

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Part I: The Face of Monasticism
Part II: Truth and Hierarchy in Tantric Ritual
Part III: Local Rites
Part IV: Authority and the Personin Gelukpa Monasticism
Part V: Ideology, Ritual and State

Rezensionen

'Martin A. Mills's account takes the reader ... through a tour de force exposition of Tibetan culture, society, and religion.' - The Journal of Asian Studies

'Martin A. Mills's account takes the reader ... through a tour de force exposition of Tibetan culture, society, and religion.' - The Journal of Asian Studies