Lamas, shamans and ancestors: village religion in Sikkim

Sheds light on the relationship between Buddhism and shamanism. This book examines the relationships between Buddhist lamas and practitioners of bon. It presents their interactions in terms of contexts in which lamas and shamans meet. It shows village lamas and shamans to share a conceptual view of...

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Auteur principal: Balikci, Anna (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Leiden Boston Brill 2008
Dans:Année: 2008
Collection/Revue:Brill's Tibetan studies library v. 17
Brill eBook titles 2008
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Sikkim / Bhotias / Bön / Rite
Sujets non-standardisés:B Bhotia (Tibetan people) (India) (Sikkim) Religion
B Buddhism Relations Bon
B Lamas (India) (Sikkim)
B Lamas (Sikkim)
B Shamans (Sikkim)
B Bon (Tibetan religion) Relations Buddhism
B Bhotia (Tibetan people) (Sikkim) Religion
B Shamans (India) (Sikkim)
B Buddhism Bon
B Publication universitaire
B Bon (Tibetan religion) Buddhism
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Édition parallèle:Non-électronique
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Résumé:Sheds light on the relationship between Buddhism and shamanism. This book examines the relationships between Buddhist lamas and practitioners of bon. It presents their interactions in terms of contexts in which lamas and shamans meet. It shows village lamas and shamans to share a conceptual view of reality at the base of their amiable coexistence
Description:Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies)
Includes bibliographical references (p. [387]-394) and indexes
ISBN:9047433483
Accès:Available to subscribing member institutions only
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/ej.9789004167063.i-406