Life writing as literary relic: image, inscription and consecration in Tibetan biography
This article addresses a largely unstudied form of writing inked on the rear face of Tibetan hanging scroll paintings. These are consecration inscriptions consisting of Buddhist mantras and other ritual formulas, and serve to ritually transform the image from static representation into a living mani...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Taylor & Francis
[2013]
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Material religion
Jahr: 2013, Band: 9, Heft: 4, Seiten: 468-504 |
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Tibetan Buddhism
B Inscription B MI LA RAS PA B Milarepa B Biography B Consecration B Tibet B Alfred Gell B Relics |
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