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Identity, Ritual and State in Tibetan Buddhism - The Foundations of Authority in Gelukpa Monasticism (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,508

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Identity, Ritual and State in Tibetan Buddhism - The Foundations of Authority in Gelukpa Monasticism (Paperback): Martin A....

Identity, Ritual and State in Tibetan Buddhism - The Foundations of Authority in Gelukpa Monasticism (Paperback)

Martin A. Mills

Series: Routledge Studies in Tantric Traditions

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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 detailed descriptions and analyses of monastic ritual, the work builds up a picture of Tibetan tantric traditions as they interact with more localised understandings of bodily identity and territorial cosmology, to produce a substantial re-interpretation of the place of monks as ritual performers and peripheral householders in Ladakh. The work also examines the central and indispensable role of incarnate lamas, such as the Dalai Lama, in the religious life of Tibetan Buddhists.

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Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in Tantric Traditions
Release date:	July 2010
First published:	2002
Authors:	Martin A. Mills
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	404
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-59138-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Worship > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious institutions & organizations > Religious social & pastoral thought & activity Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious institutions & organizations > Religious communities & monasticism Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Buddhism > Tibetan Buddhism Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious institutions & organizations > Religious communities & monasticism Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious institutions & organizations > Religious social & pastoral thought & activity Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Worship > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Buddhism > Tibetan Buddhism Promotions
LSN:	0-415-59138-4
Barcode:	9780415591386