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The navel of the demoness : Tibetan Buddhism and civil religion in highland Nepal / Charles Ramble.
LIBRA BL2034.3.T4 R36 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ramble, Charles.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Buddhism.
- Te (Nepal)--Religious life and customs.
- Te (Nepal).
- Buddhism--Nepal--Te.
- Mustang (Nepal : District)--Religious life and customs.
- Mustang (Nepal : District).
- Nepal--Te.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 393 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
- Contents:
- The people of Mustang and their history
- Inside the Shöyul
- Neighbours and enemies
- From clans to households in Te
- The encounter with Buddhism
- The wild gods of Te
- Buddhists or pagans?
- Agedness of error
- Community law: the creation of a collectivity
- The headmen of Te and the heaven-appointed king
- The disenchantment of Te?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [375]-384) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780195154146
- 0195154142
- OCLC:
- 145431706
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