The Culture Of The Book In Tibet
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The Culture Of The Book In Tibet
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Author : Kurtis R. Schaeffer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
The Culture Of The Book In Tibet written by Kurtis R. Schaeffer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Buddhism and culture categories.
The history of the book in Tibet involves more than literary trends and trade routes. Functioning as material, intellectual, and symbolic object, the book has been an instrumental tool in the construction of Tibetan power and authority, and its history opens a crucial window onto the cultural, intellectual, and economic life of an immensely influential Buddhist society. Spanning the fourteenth to the eighteenth centuries, Kurtis R. Schaeffer envisions the scholars and hermits, madmen and ministers, kings and queens who produced Tibet's massive canons. He describes how Tibetan scholars edited and printed works of religion, literature, art, and science and what this indicates about the interrelation of material and cultural practices. The Tibetan book is at once the embodiment of the Buddha's voice, a principal means of education, a source of tradition and authority, an economic product, a finely crafted aesthetic object, a medium of Buddhist written culture, and a symbol of the religion itself. Books stood at the center of debates on the role of libraries in religious institutions, the relative merits of oral and written teachings, and the economy of religion in Tibet. A meticulous study that draws on more than 150 understudied Tibetan sources, The Culture of the Book in Tibet is the first volume to trace this singular history. Through a single object, Schaeffer accesses a greater understanding of the Tibetan plateau.
A Cultural History Of Tibet
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Author : David L. Snellgrove
language : en
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Release Date : 1986
A Cultural History Of Tibet written by David L. Snellgrove and has been published by Shambhala Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with History categories.
Divided into three major sections, this comprehensive history covers the early kings, the middle ages, and the Yellow Hats, through to the 20th century. Ample bandw illustrations. A reprint of a revised edition published in 1980 by Prajna Press. (First edition published in 1968 by George Weidenfeld and Nicolson, Ltd.) Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The Culture Of The Book In Tibet
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Author : Kurtis R. Schaeffer
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2009
The Culture Of The Book In Tibet written by Kurtis R. Schaeffer and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.
Drawing on sources spanning the fourteenth through the eighteenth centuries, Kurtis R. Schaeffer envisions the scholars and hermits, madmen and ministers, kings and queens responsible for Tibet's massive canons. He describes how Tibetan scholars edited and printed works of religion, literature, art, and science and what this indicates about the interrelation of material and cultural practices. The Tibetan book is at once the embodiment of the Buddha's voice, a principal means of education, a source of tradition and authority, an economic product, a finely crafted aesthetic object, a medium of Buddhist written culture, and a symbol of the religion itself. A meticulous study that draws on more than 150 understudied Tibetan sources, The Culture of the Book in Tibet is the first volume to trace this singular history, allowing for a greater understanding of the Tibetan plateau.
Tibet Past And Present Religion And Secular Culture In Tibet
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Author : International Association for Tibetan Studies. Seminar
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2002-01-01
Tibet Past And Present Religion And Secular Culture In Tibet written by International Association for Tibetan Studies. Seminar and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-01 with Architecture categories.
The proceedings of the seminars of the International Association for Tibetan Studies (IATS) have developed into the most representative world-wide cross-section of Tibetan Studies. They are an indispensable reference-work for anyone interested in Tibet and capture the cutting edge of Tibet-related research.This volume is the second of three volumes of general proceedings of the Ninth Seminar of the IATS. It presents a careful selection of scholarly and academic articles on Tibetan Buddhist and Bon religious culture, including a sizeable section of anthropological contributions. The complete series covers ten volumes. The other seven volumes are the outcome of expert panels. Of special interest to readers of this book are the edited volumes by Katia Buffetrille & Hildegard Diemberger (anthropology: territory and identity), Helmut Eimer & David Germano (Buddhist canon), Toni Huber (anthropology: Amdo cultural revival), Christiaan Klieger (anthropology: presentation of self & identity), and Deborah Klimburg-Salter and Eva Allinger (art history).
Tibet
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Author : Phil Borges
language : en
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Release Date : 2011
Tibet written by Phil Borges and has been published by Rizzoli International Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Buddhism categories.
"Photographer Phil Borges introduces Tibetans as individuals rather than as an anonymous element of a remote ethnic group. His first-hand interviews and portraits illustrate how dramatic development, climate change, and the deep devotion of the people are interacting to transform Tibetan culture--for better or for worse."--Jacket.
A Handbook Of Tibetan Culture
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Author : Graham Coleman
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2016-03-24
A Handbook Of Tibetan Culture written by Graham Coleman and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-24 with Religion categories.
Over the past nine years the Orient Foundation has compiled a database that brings together information on over 600 Tibetan-related organizations throughtout the world. Compiled under the auspices of HH The Dalai Lama, this book provided comprehensive information about Tibetan Buddhism and culture for the general public including: Museums, teaching centres, retreat centres and publications listed in a country-by-country gazetteer. Background information on the four schools of Tibetan Biddhism Biographies of practising Tibetan teachers The First glossary of Tibetan terms
Buddhism In Contemporary Tibet
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Author : Melvyn C. Goldstein
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Buddhism In Contemporary Tibet written by Melvyn C. Goldstein and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Religion categories.
Following the upheavals of the Cultural Revolution, the People's Republic of China gradually permitted the renewal of religious activity. Tibetans, whose traditional religious and cultural institutions had been decimated during the preceding two decades, took advantage of the decisions of 1978 to begin a Buddhist renewal that is one of the most extensive and dramatic examples of religious revitalization in contemporary China. The nature of that revival is the focus of this book.
Tourism And Tibetan Culture In Transition
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Author : Ashild Kolas
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2007-09-12
Tourism And Tibetan Culture In Transition written by Ashild Kolas and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-12 with Social Science categories.
This book explores the relationship between tourism, culture and ethnic identity in Tibet in , focusing in particular on Shangrila, a Tibetan region in Southwest China, to show how local ‘Tibetan culture’ is reconstructed as a marketable commodity for tourists. It analyses the socio-economic effects of Shangrila tourism in Tibet, investigating who benefits economically, whilest also considering its political implications and the ways in which tourism might be linked to the negotiation and reassertion of ethnic identity. It goes on to examine the spatial re-imagining provoked by the development of tourism, and asks whether a tourist destination inevitably becomes a ‘pseudo-community’ for the visited. Can a fictitious name, invented for the sake of tourists, still provide the ‘natives’ of a place with a sense of identity? This book argues that conceptions of place are closely linked to notions of social identity, and in the case of Shangrila particularly to ethnic identity. Viewing the spatial as socially constructed, and place-making as vital to social organisation, this is a study of how place is constructed and contested. It describes how local villagers and monastic elites have negotiated the area’s religious geography, how agents of the Communist state have redefined it as a minority area, and how tourism developers are now marketing the region as Shangrila for tourist consumption. It outlines the different ‘place-making’ strategies utilised by the various social actors, including local villagers to create the communities in which they live, monastic elites to invent a Buddhist Tibetan realm of ‘religious geography’, agents of the People’s Republic of China to define the area as part of the communist state, and tourism developers to market the region as ‘Shangrila’ for tourist consumption. Overall, this book is an insightful account of the complex links between tourism, culture and Tibetanethnic identity in Tibet, and will be of interest to a wide range of disciplines including social anthropology, sociology, human geography, tourism and development studies.
Contributions To The Cultural History Of Early Tibet
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Author : Matthew Kapstein
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2007-09-30
Contributions To The Cultural History Of Early Tibet written by Matthew Kapstein and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-30 with History categories.
Early medieval Tibet remains one of the most challenging fields in Tibetan Studies overall, wherein numerous mysteries remain. The six contributions comprising the present collection shed light on major topics in history, literature and religion.
Sacred Spaces And Powerful Places In Tibetan Culture
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Author : Toni Huber
language : en
Publisher: Library of Tibetan Works & Archives
Release Date : 1999
Sacred Spaces And Powerful Places In Tibetan Culture written by Toni Huber and has been published by Library of Tibetan Works & Archives this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.