Divination in exile: interdisciplinary approaches to ritual prognostication in the Tibetan Bon tradition

"In Divination in Exile, Alexander K. Smith offers the first comprehensive scholarly introduction to the performance of divination in Tibetan speaking communities, both past and present. While Smith surveys a variety of ritual practices, the volume focuses on divination and its associated rites...

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Published in:Brill's Tibetan studies library
Main Author: Smith, Alexander Kingsbury (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill$ [2021]
In: Brill's Tibetan studies library (volume 47)
Year: 2021
Series/Journal:Brill's Tibetan studies library volume 47
Further subjects:B Divination (India) (Himachal Pradesh)
B Himachal Pradesh (India) Religious life and customs
B Tibetans (India) (Himachal Pradesh) Religious life and customs
B Bon (Tibetan religion) (India) (Himachal Pradesh)
B Bon (Tibetan religion) Rituals

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