Martin A. Mills

Gebundenes Buch

Identity, Ritual and State in Tibetan Buddhism

The Foundations of Authority in Gelukpa Monasticism

Beschreibung

This is a major anthropological study of contemporary Tibetan Buddhist monasticism and tantric ritual in Ladakh, and of the role of tantric ritual in traditional forms of state structure and political consciousness in Tibet.

Autor

Martin A. Mills

Produktdetails

• Routledge Studies in Tantric Traditions
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 436
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. November 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 766g
• ISBN-13: 9780700714704
• ISBN-10: 0700714707
• Artikelnr.: 21608204

Rezensionen

'Martin A. Mills's account takes the reader ... through a tour de force exposition of Tibetan culture, society, and religion.' - The Journal of Asian Studies

'Martin A. Mills's account takes the reader ... through a tour de force exposition of Tibetan culture, society, and religion.' - The Journal of Asian Studies