Gifts and the Selfless Work Ethic in Tibetan Buddhist Centres in France
Tibetan Buddhism has gained ground in France since it arrived there in the 1970s. As the most publicized form and the one most practised by Westerners, Tibetan Buddhism is embodied in France in many places of worship - some of which are of monumental proportions - run by Tibetan and Western masters...
| Subtitles: | Special Issue: Comparative anthropology of Buddhist transactions: moving beyond the Maussian terminology of the "gift." |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2015]
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| In: |
Religion compass
Year: 2015, Volume: 9, Issue: 11, Pages: 443-461 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
France
/ Lamaism
/ Religious institution
/ Donations
/ Financial aid
/ Exchange
/ Merit (Ethics)
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion BL Buddhism KBG France NCB Personal ethics |
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