Identity, Ritual and State in Tibetan Buddhism : the Foundations of Authority in Gelukpa Monasticism.
This is a major anthropological study of contemporary Tibetan Buddhist monasticism and tantric ritual in the Ladakh region of North-West India and of the role of tantric ritual in the formation and maintenance of traditional forms of state structure and political consciousness in Tibet. Containing d...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2013.
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Series: | Routledge studies in tantric traditions.
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