Tibetan Rituals of Death: Buddhist Funerary Practices

Tibetan Rituals of Death: Buddhist Funerary Practices Gouin Margaret (University of Bristol UK) Wydawca: Taylor & Francis Ltd Data wydania: 2012 ISBN: 9780415626194 Liczba stron: 208 Format: 230 x 161 x 12 Rodzaj oprawy: Paperback / softback Opis produktu: This book centres on funeral rituals in Tibetan Buddhism with particular emphasis on their structure and performance. Drawing on historical travel literature, anthropological studies and ethnographic literature, as well as Tibetan texts and existing academic studies, the author describes and analyses Tibetan Buddhist funeral rituals from the earliest available records up to the present.