Labrang Monastery - A Tibetan Buddhist Community on the Inner Asian Borderlands, 1709-1958

Informationen zum Autor Paul Nietupski is professor of religious studies at John Carroll University. Klappentext This book is a social and political history of Labrang Monastery, located in Tibet's Amdo and China's Gansu Province. It includes a study of the religious heritage of the region and its interactions with surrounding ethnic groups and political powers. Zusammenfassung This book is a social and political history of Labrang Monastery! located in Tibet's Amdo and China's Gansu Province. It includes a study of the religious heritage of the region and its interactions with surrounding ethnic groups and political powers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1. Amdo: An Overview Chapter 2. Tibetan Religion in Amdo Chapter 3. Labrang's Society Chapter 4. Growth and Development: The Evolution of Labrang Monastery Chapter 5. Twentieth-Century Labrang Chapter 6. Visions and Realities at Labrang

Product details

• Authors: Paul Nietupski, Paul Kocot Nietupski
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.12.2010
• EAN: 9780739164433
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-6443-3
• No. of pages: 306
• Series: Studies in Modern Tibetan Culture; Studies in Modern Tibetan Cult; Studies in Modern Tibetan Culture; Studies in Modern Tibetan Cult
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Asia / China, RELIGION / Monasticism, HISTORY / Asia / Central Asia, RELIGION / Buddhism / Tibetan, Asian History, Tibetan Buddhism, Aspects Of Religion (Non-Christian), Religious communities & monasticism