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Tibetan Buddhism in diaspora : cultural re-signification in practice and institutions / Ana Cristina O. Lopes.
Author
Lopes, Ana Cristina
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
London ; New York : Routledge, 2015.
Description
276 pages ; 24 cm.
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Firestone Library - Stacks
BQ7590 .L67 2015
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Subject(s)
Buddhism
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Tibet Region
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History
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20th century
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Buddhism
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Tibet Region
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History
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21st century
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Tibetan diaspora
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Tibet Autonomous Region (China)
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History
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Series
Routledge critical studies in Buddhism
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Summary note
The imperialist ambitions of China - which invaded Tibet in the late 1940s - have sparked the spread of Tibetan Buddhism worldwide, and especially in western countries. This work is a study on the malleability of a particular Buddhist tradition; on its adaptability in new contexts. This book examines how the re-signification of Tibetan Buddhist practices and organizational structures in the present refers back to the dismantlement of the Tibetan state headed by the Dalai Lama and the fragmentation of Tibetan Buddhist religious organizations in general. It includes extensive multi-sited fieldwork conducted in the United States, Brazil, Europe, and Asia and a detailed analysis of contemporary documents relating to the global spread of Tibetan Buddhism. The author demonstrates that there is a "de-institutionalized" and "de-territorialized" project of political power and religious organization, which, among several other consequences, engenders the gradual "autonomization" of lamas and lineages inside the religious field of Tibetan Buddhism. Thus, a spectre of these previous institutions continues to exist outside their original contexts, and they are continually activated in ever-new settings.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: pt. I Death
1. Echoes of terror from the top of the world
2. The power of compassion
pt. II Bardo
3. Buddhist encounters in the diaspora
pt. III Rebirth
4. A confluence of spiritual universes
5. Etiquette, fantastic tales and the construction of sacred space
6. The divine theater of Kalachakra
pt. IV Once more death ...
7. Spiritual politics.
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ISBN
9780415719117 ((hardback))
0415719119 ((hardback))
LCCN
2014023399
OCLC
884809539
Other standard number
40024708180
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