Ritual paradoxes in Nepal: Comparative perspectives on Tamang religion
Religious beliefs and practices of the western Tamang. (The Tamang are the largest Tibeto-Burman ethnic group in Nepal who call themselves Buddhist.) The role of the lamas among Tamang. The difference between "ancient" and "hunter" lamas. Initiation of novices to the lama status....
| Published in: | The journal of Asian studies |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
1984
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The journal of Asian studies
Year: 1984, Volume: 43, Issue: 4, Pages: 697-722 |
| Further subjects: | B
Buddhism
B Sect B Clergyperson B Cult B Tree trunk Ethnology B Nepal Sect Buddhism Cult Tree trunk Geistliche Initiation Social structure B Initiation B Nepal |
| Summary: | Religious beliefs and practices of the western Tamang. (The Tamang are the largest Tibeto-Burman ethnic group in Nepal who call themselves Buddhist.) The role of the lamas among Tamang. The difference between "ancient" and "hunter" lamas. Initiation of novices to the lama status. Memorial death feasts of Tamang. Formation of their social structure through the relations of exogamous patriclans |
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| ISSN: | 0021-9118 |
| Contains: | In: The journal of Asian studies
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