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The Cult of Tara - Magic and Ritual in Tibet (Paperback, Revised)
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The Cult of Tara - Magic and Ritual in Tibet (Paperback, Revised)
Series: Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions, 2
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"The real history of man is the history of religion." The truth of
the famous dictum of Max Muller, the father of the History of
Religions, is nowhere so obvious as in Tibet. Western students have
observed that religion and magic pervade not only the forms of
Tibetan art, politics, and society, but also every detail of
ordinary human existence. And what is the all-pervading religion of
Tibet? The Buddhism of that country has been described to us, of
course, but that does not mean the question has been answered. The
unique importance of Stephan Beyeris work is that it presents the
vital material ignored or slighted by others: the living ritual of
Tibetan Buddhists. The reader is made a witness to cultic
proceedings through which the author guides him carefully. He does
not force one to accept easy explanations nor does he direct one's
attention only to aspects that can be counted on to please. He
leads one step by step, without omitting anything, through entire
rituals, and interprets whenever necessary without being unduly
obtrusive. Oftentimes, as in the case of the many hymns to the
goddess Tara, the superb translations speak directly to the reader,
and it is indeed as if the reader himself were present at the
ritual.
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