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Pilgrimage In Tibet

[Hardback]

by Alex McKay

    • Author

      Alex McKay

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Taylor & Francis Ltd

    • Published

      March 1998

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      Pilgrimage In Tibet

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      Product Description

      The Western image of Tibet as a sacred land is in many ways a mythical construction. But the Tibetans themselves have traditionally mapped out their land in terms of areas of sacred space, and pilgrimage throughout these areas ensured a high degree of mobility within all classes of traditional Tibetan society. Pilgrims travelled to local, regional, and national centres throughout recorded Tibetan history. The major national centres attracted pilgrims from both the Tibetan cultural world and from within neighbouring cultures such as India. In recent years, pilgrimage has resumed in areas where it had been forbidden by the Chinese authorities, and has now become one of the most prominent religious expressions of Tibetan national identity. In this major new work, leading scholars of Asian pilgrimage traditions discuss historical and contemporary aspects of pilgrimage within the Tibetan cultural world. Myths and legends, material conditions, textual sources, a modern pilgrim's impressions, political and economic influences, biographies and contemporary developments - all these and many other issues are examined here.The result is an informative and often entertaining work which contributes greatly to our knowledge of the history and culture of Tibet as well as the wider issues of religious power and practice.

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      • Author

        Alex McKay

      • Book Format

        Hardback

      • Publisher

        Taylor & Francis Ltd

      • Published

        March 1998

      • Weight

        414g

      • Page Count

        260

      • Dimensions

        142 x 229 x 23 mm

      • ISBN

        9780700709922

      • ISBN-10

        0700709924

      • Eden Code

        1008954

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      • Author/Creator: Alex McKay

      • ISBN: 9780700709922

      • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

      • Release Date: March 1998

      • Weight: 414g

      • Dimensions: 142 x 229 x 23 mm

      • Eden Code: 1008954

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