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Tibetan Subjectivities on the Global Stage: Negotiating
Dispossession explores the many ways Tibetans are reimagining their
cultural identity since the communist takeover of Tibet in the
1950s. Focusing on developments taking place in Tibet and the
diaspora, this collection of essays addresses a wide range of
issues at the heart of Tibetan modernity. From the political
dynamics of the exiled community in India to the production of
contemporary Tibetan literature in the PRC, the collection delves
into various aspects of current significance for the Tibetan
community worldwide such as the construction of Bon identity in
exile, the strategic use of the discourse of development or the
issue of cultural and linguistic purity in an increasingly hybrid
and globalized world. Moving away from the preservationist paradigm
that regards Tibetan culture as an endangered and precious object,
the essays in this book portray Tibetan identities in motion, as
lived subjectivities that travel, change and creatively reimagine
themselves on various global stages. Even if recent Tibetan history
is marked by imposed transitions and a sense of dispossession, this
collection highlights the ways Tibetans have not only managed
traumatic historical events but also become agents of change and
reinventors of their own traditions.
The subject of this study is a small collection of songs known as
Caryagiti, 'songs of the mystic path', or literally 'songs of the
proper way of action', published by Hariprasad Sastri in 1916.
These songs hold a unique place in India's spiritual and literary
heritage, yet in many ways they have been imperfectly understood.
This study clarifies many points that have hitherto remained
obscure and provides a fresh and deeper insight into their
structure and contents. The first edition was quickly sold out. The
present edition is slightly revised, and the songs themselves are
printed in greytone to distinguish them from the critical apparatus
used in analysis and commentaries.
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