The navel of the demoness : Tibetan Buddhism and civil religion in highland Nepal

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

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ramble, Charles
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Buddhism > Nepal > Te.
RELIGION > Buddhism > General.
Buddhism
Tibetischer Buddhismus
Religieuze gebruiken.
Te (Nepal) > Religious life and customs.
Mustang (Nepal : District) > Religious life and customs.
Nepal > Mustang (District)
Nepal > Te
Distrikt Mustang > Nepal
Nepal.
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Table of Contents:
  • The people of Mustang and their history
  • Inside the Shöyul
  • Neighbours and enemies
  • Clans and households
  • Buddhism in Te
  • 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.

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