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The Social Life of Tibetan Biography - Textuality, Community, and Authority in the Lineage of Tokden Shakya Shri (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,799

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The Social Life of Tibetan Biography - Textuality, Community, and Authority in the Lineage of Tokden Shakya Shri (Hardcover):...

The Social Life of Tibetan Biography - Textuality, Community, and Authority in the Lineage of Tokden Shakya Shri (Hardcover)

Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa

Series: Studies in Modern Tibetan Culture

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The Social Life of Tibetan Biography explores the creation of Tibetan religious authority in Tibetan cultural areas throughout East, Inner, and South Asia through engaging with the relationship between textual biography and social community in the case of the Eastern Tibetan yogi Tokden Shakya Shri (1853 1919). It explores the different mechanisms used by Shakya Shri s community in the creation of his biographical portrait to develop his lineage, including the use of biographical tropes, details of interpersonal connections, educational and patronage networks, and representations of sacred site creation and maintenance. In doing so, this study decenters Tibetan and Himalayan religious history through recognizing that peripheries could act as alternative centers of authority for diverse Tibetan Buddhist communities."

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Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Studies in Modern Tibetan Culture
Release date:	July 2014
First published:	July 2014
Authors:	Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa
Dimensions:	236 x 162 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	252
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-6519-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Religious & spiritual Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Buddhism > Tibetan Buddhism Books > Biography > Religious & spiritual Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Buddhism > Tibetan Buddhism Promotions
LSN:	0-7391-6519-4
Barcode:	9780739165195