Revisiting rituals in a changing Tibetan world

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Through ten contributions written by specialists, Revisiting Rituals in a Changing Tibetan World examines the changes rituals have undergone in Tibet, Nepal and Mongolia in the wake of political and socio-cultural upheavals.

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Full title :Revisiting rituals in a changing Tibetan world / edited by Katia Buffetrille.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2012.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Brill
Place of Publication:Leiden
Language:eng
Publication Date:2012.

Notes

This volume is the result of an international conference held on November 8th and 9th 2007 at the Collège de France.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (vi, 386 pages) : : illustrations, map

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9789004235007, 9004235000, 9781283958530, 1283958538
oclc:ocn819356455
LC Classification:BQ4975
Dewey Decimal:294.3/43809515

Holy books as ritual objects and vessels of teachings in the era of the 'Further spread of the doctrine' (Bstan pa yang dar) / Hildegard Diemberger -- The use of the ritual drawing of lots for the selection of the 11th Panchen Lama / Fabienne Jagou -- Transformed rituals?: some reflections on the paradigm of the transformation of rituals in the Tibetan context / Thierry Dodin -- Legal dramas on the Amdo grasslands: abolition, transformation, or survival / Fernanda Pirie -- The ordination of Dge slong ma: a challenge to ritual prescriptions / Nicola Schneider -- Preservation and transformations of liturgical traditions in exile: the case of Zhe chen monastery in Bodnath (Nepal) / Mireille Helffer -- Low tricks and high stakes surrounding a holy place in eastern Nepal: the Halesi-Māratika caves / Katie Buffetrille -- Past continuity and recent changes in the ritual practice of Newar Buddhism: reflections on the impact of Tibetan Buddhism and the advent of modernity / Alexander von Rospatt -- Ritual efficacy or spiritual quest?: Buddhism and modernity in post-Communist Mongolia / Marie-Dominique Even -- Notes on contemporary ransom rituals in Lhasa / Robert Barnett.

Subjects

Actes de congrès Bouddhisme -- Congrès. -- Rituel -- Tib… Bouddhisme et civilisation -- Congrès. … Buddhism -- Congresses. -- Rituals -- T… Buddhism -- Rituals Buddhism and culture Buddhism and culture -- Congresses. -- … Conference papers and proceedings Congress RELIGION -- Buddhism Tibet Region