Tibetan ritual / edited by José Ignacio Cabezón.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cabezón, José Ignacio, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--Religious life and customs.

Tibet Autonomous Region (China).

Rites and ceremonies--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

Rites and ceremonies.

China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

Physical Description:

ix, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Summary:

Ritual is one of the most pervasive religious phenomena in the Tibetan cultural world. Despite its ubiquity and importance to Tibetan cultural life, however, only in recent years has Tibetan ritual been given the attention it deserves. This is the first scholarly collection to focus on thisimportant subject. Unique in its historical, geographical and disciplinary breadth, this book brings together eleven essays by an international cast of scholars working on ritual texts, institutions and practices in the greater Tibetan cultural world - Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, and Mongolia. While mostof the chapters focus on Buddhism, two deal with ritual in Tibet's indigenous Bon religion. All of the essays are original to this volume. An extensive introduction by the editor provides a broad overview of Tibetan ritual and contextualizes the chapters within the field of Buddhist and Tibetanstudies. The book should find use in advanced undergraduate courses and graduate seminars on Tibetan religion. It will also be of interest to students and scholars of ritual generally.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780195392814

0195392817

9780195392821

0195392825

OCLC:

317361862