Religious bodies politic: rituals of sovereignty in Buryat Buddhism
Introduction -- Pilgrims, fieldworkers, and secret agents: Buryat buddhologists and a Eurasian imaginary -- Sovereign bodies: death, reincarnation, and border crossings in the transnational terrain -- The post-Soviet treasure hunt: new sacred histories and geographies -- Disciplining the monastic bo...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago [u.a.]
University of Chicago Press
2013
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| In: | Year: 2013 |
| Series/Journal: | Buddhism and modernity
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Russia
/ Buddhism
/ Geschichte 2000-
B Siberia / Lamaism |
| Further subjects: | B
Buddhist monasticism and religious orders
Russia (Federation)
Buri︠a︡tii︠a︡
B Buri︠a︡tii︠a︡ (Russia) Religious life and customs 21st century B Buriats Religion B Buddhism Russia (Federation) Buri︠a︡tii︠a︡ B Monastic and religious life (Buddhism) Russia (Federation) Buri︠a︡tii︠a︡ B Eurasian school Religious aspects Buddhism |
| Summary: | Introduction -- Pilgrims, fieldworkers, and secret agents: Buryat buddhologists and a Eurasian imaginary -- Sovereign bodies: death, reincarnation, and border crossings in the transnational terrain -- The post-Soviet treasure hunt: new sacred histories and geographies -- Disciplining the monastic body: Buryat monks and nuns -- The body as gift: gender, the dead, and exchange in the chöd ritual economy -- Buddhism after socialism: money and morality in the world of Saṃsāra -- Epilogue: Bodies, gifts, and sovereignty |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-239) and index |