Lamas, shamans and ancestors village religion in Sikkim

Sheds light on the relationship between Buddhism and shamanism. This book examines the relationships between Buddhist lamas and practitioners of bon. It presents their interactions in terms of contexts in which lamas and shamans meet. It shows village lamas and shamans to share a conceptual view of...

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Autor principal: Balikci, Anna (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill 2008.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 17.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31369029*spi
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Sumario:Sheds light on the relationship between Buddhism and shamanism. This book examines the relationships between Buddhist lamas and practitioners of bon. It presents their interactions in terms of contexts in which lamas and shamans meet. It shows village lamas and shamans to share a conceptual view of reality at the base of their amiable coexistence.
Notas:Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies).
Descripción Física:xx, 403 p. : il., mapas
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 387-394) e índice.
ISBN:9789047433484