The navel of the demoness : Tibetan Buddhism and civil religion in highland Nepal / Charles Ramble.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ramble, Charles.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhism--Nepal--Te.

Buddhism.

Te (Nepal)--Religious life and customs.

Te (Nepal).

Mustang (Nepal)--Religious life and customs.

Mustang (Nepal).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (406 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a study of religion in a Tibetanised community of Highland Nepal. The village of Te, in Mustang District, is nominally Buddhist: until recent times it had a tradition of Sakyapa monasticism, and depends on Nyingmapa tantric priests for ritual and clerical services.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1. The People of Mustang and Their History; 2. Inside the Shöyul; 3. Neighbours and Enemies; 4. From Clans to Households in Te; 5. The Encounter with Buddhism; 6. The Wild Gods of Te; 7. Buddhists or Pagans?; 8. Agedness of Error; 9. Community Law: The Creation of a Collectivity; 10. The Headmen of Te and the Heaven-Appointed King; 11. Conclusion: The Disenchantment of Te?; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-384) and index.

ISBN:

0-19-028851-5

1-4356-1951-X

9786611158910

1-281-15891-7

0-19-803508-X

OCLC:

507352036