Monastic and Lay Traditions in North-Eastern Tibet

Dhondup, Yangdon [u.a.] [Hrsg.]:
Monastic and Lay Traditions in North-Eastern Tibet / ed. by Yangdon Dhondup, Ulrich Pagel, and Geoffrey Samuel. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013. - X, 244 S. : Ill., Kt. - (Brill's Tibetan studies library ; 33)
ISBN 978-90-04-25569-2
EUR 96,00 / US$ 125,00 (Hardcover)
ISBN 978-90-04-25642-2
EUR 96,00
DOI: 10.1163/9789004256422
DDC: 294.3923

Beschreibung
In recent years, the Sino-Tibetan frontier regions have attracted increasing scholarly interest. The region of Rebkong in Qinghai province is of particular significance because of its unique location on the Sino-Tibetan borderland, its multi-ethnic population and its complex religious history, which incorporates both large Geluk monasteries and significant Nyingma and Bonpo lay tantric communities. Covering the nineteenth century to the present, this volume brings together ten papers that explore the relationship between religion and culture in Rebkong. Using insights from anthropology, history and religious studies, the contributors offer new research and fresh interpretations of this important region on China’s periphery, discussing issues of ethnicity and identity, the role of public institutions, and the role of religion and rituals. [Verlagsinformation]

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YANGDON DHONDUP, Ph.D. (2004) in East Asian Literature, University of London, is currently a Research Associate at the School of Oriental & African Studies. Her research interests include Tibetan biographical literature, history of the Nyingma school in east Tibet and Sino-Tibetan borderland culture and history. Profile page. Academia.edu profile.
ULRICH PAGEL, PhD. (1993) in Buddhist Studies (University of London) is Reader in the Languages and Religions of Tibet and Central Asia at the School of Oriental and African Studies. He has published on Mahāyāna Buddhism (1994, 2006, 2007) and more recently in the field of vinaya studies (2012). Profile page.
GEOFFREY SAMUEL is a Professor at Cardiff University, Wales, UK. His academic career has been in social anthropology and religious studies, and his books include Mind, Body and Culture (1990), Civilized Shamans (1993), Tantric Revisionings (2005) and The Origins of Yoga and Tantra (2008). Profile page. Academia.edu profile.

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