Ana Lopes

Tibetan Buddhism in Diaspora

Cultural Re-Signification in Practice and Institutions

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Produktbeschreibung

This book analyses the nature of the Tibetan Buddhism in the Diaspora. It examines how the re-signification of Tibetan Buddhist practices and organizational structures in the present refers back to the dismantlement of the Tibetan state headed by the Dalai Lama and the fragmentation of Tibetan Buddhist religious organizations in general. It includes extensive multi-sited fieldwork conducted in the United States, Brazil, Europe, and Asia and a detailed analysis of contemporary documents relating to the global spread of Tibetan Buddhism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 540g
• ISBN-13: 9780415719117
• ISBN-10: 0415719119
• Artikelnr.: 41361437

Autorenporträt

Ana Cristina Lopes is Research Associate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of São Paulo, Brazil.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part I: Death 1. Echoes of Terror from the Top of the World 2.
The Power of Compassion Part II: Bardo 3. Buddhist Encounters in the
Diaspora Part III: Rebirth 4. A Confluence of Spiritual Universes 5.
Etiquette, Fantastic Tales, and the Construction of Sacred Space 6. The
Divine Theater of Kalachakra Part IV: Once More Death 7. Spiritual Politics
Final Considerations