| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 386 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Series |
Brill's Tibetan studies library, 1568-6183 ; volume 31 |
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Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 31.
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| Contents |
Holy books as ritual objects and vessels of teachings in the era of the 'Further spread of the doctrine' (Bstan pa yang dar) / Hildegard Diemberger -- The use of the ritual drawing of lots for the selection of the 11th Panchen Lama / Fabienne Jagou -- Transformed rituals?: some reflections on the paradigm of the transformation of rituals in the Tibetan context / Thierry Dodin -- Legal dramas on the Amdo grasslands: abolition, transformation, or survival / Fernanda Pirie -- The ordination of Dge slong ma: a challenge to ritual prescriptions / Nicola Schneider -- Preservation and transformations of liturgical traditions in exile: the case of Zhe chen monastery in Bodnath (Nepal) / Mireille Helffer -- Low tricks and high stakes surrounding a holy place in eastern Nepal: the Halesi-Māratika caves / Katie Buffetrille -- Past continuity and recent changes in the ritual practice of Newar Buddhism: reflections on the impact of Tibetan Buddhism and the advent of modernity / Alexander von Rospatt -- Ritual efficacy or spiritual quest?: Buddhism and modernity in post-Communist Mongolia / Marie-Dominique Even -- Notes on contemporary ransom rituals in Lhasa / Robert Barnett |
| Summary |
Through ten contributions written by specialists, Revisiting Rituals in a Changing Tibetan World examines the changes rituals have undergone in Tibet, Nepal and Mongolia in the wake of political and socio-cultural upheavals |
| Notes |
This volume is the result of an international conference held on November 8th and 9th 2007 at the Collège de France |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Buddhism -- Tibet Region -- Rituals -- Congresses
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Buddhism and culture -- Tibet Region -- Congresses
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RELIGION -- Buddhism -- Rituals & Practice.
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Buddhism and culture
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Buddhism -- Rituals
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Tibet Region
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| Genre/Form |
proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Buffetrille, Katia, editor
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| LC no. |
2012025694 |
| ISBN |
9789004235007 |
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9004235000 |
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9781283958530 |
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1283958538 |
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