Nine lives: in search of the sacred in modern India
ASIAN HISTORY. A Buddhist monk takes up arms to resist the Chinese invasion of Tibet - then spends the rest of his life trying to atone for the violence by hand printing the best prayer flags in India. A Jain nun tests her powers of detachment as she watches her best friend ritually starve herself t...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Publié: |
London
Bloomsbury
2016
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| Dans: | Année: 2016 |
| Édition: | Paperback edition |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Inde
/ Hindou
/ Pratique religieuse
/ Histoire 2000-2100
B Inde / Hindouisme / Vie religieuse / Histoire 2000-2100 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
India
Religious life and customs
B Social Conditions B India Social conditions B India |
| Résumé: | ASIAN HISTORY. A Buddhist monk takes up arms to resist the Chinese invasion of Tibet - then spends the rest of his life trying to atone for the violence by hand printing the best prayer flags in India. A Jain nun tests her powers of detachment as she watches her best friend ritually starve herself to death. Nine people, nine lives; each one taking a different religious path, each one an unforgettable story. William Dalrymple delves deep into the heart of a nation torn between the relentless onslaught of modernity and the ancient traditions that endure to this day |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1408878194 |