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Buddhism Observed - Travellers, Exiles and Tibetan Dharma in Kathmandu (Paperback)
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Buddhism Observed - Travellers, Exiles and Tibetan Dharma in Kathmandu (Paperback)
Series: Anthropology of Asia
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How do contemporary Westerners and Tibetans understand not only
what it means to be 'Buddhist', but what it means to be hailed as
one from 'the West' or from 'Tibet'? This anthropological study
examines the encounter between Western travellers and Tibetan
exiles in Bodhanath, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal and
analyses the importance of Buddhism in discussions of political,
cultural and religious identity. Based on extensive field research
in Nepal, Buddhism Observed questions traditional assumptions about
Buddhism and examines the rarely considered phenomenon of Western
conversions to a non-Western religion. Scholars of Anthropology,
Religion and Cultural Studies will find here a refreshing insight
into how to approach 'other' societies, religions and cultures.
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