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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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Leiden Boston
Brill$
[2021]
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| In: |
Brill's Tibetan studies library (volume 47)
Year: 2021 |
| Series/Journal: | Brill's Tibetan studies library
volume 47 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Tibet
/ Himachal Pradesh
/ Bonpo
/ Divination
/ History
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| 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 |
| Summary: | "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 in the contemporary Tibetan Bon tradition. Drawing from multi-site ethnographic fieldwork conducted in Himachal Pradesh and the translation of previously unpublished Tibetan language materials, Divination in Exile offers a valuable, social scientific contribution to our understanding of the perception and usage of ritual manuscripts in contemporary Tibetan cultural milieus"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 900443819X |