Ani-la the nuns from Redna Menling /

"This pioneering study vividly portrays the nuns of the Redna Menling monastery in Dolanji (India), the headquarter of the Bön religion in exile. It focuses on the developments of the Bön in exile, the specific context in witch Bön nuns live and how the monastic tradition takes shape. It provid...

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Autore principale: Belt, Joke van de, 1961-
Ente Autore: ebrary, Inc
Altri autori: Tijn, Evert van
Natura: Elettronico eBook
Lingua:inglese
olandese
Pubblicazione: Leiden : Sidestone Press, c2010.
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Sommario:
  • Preamble : the nuns of Redna Menling
  • The Bon : a community in exile
  • Reasons to profess : what makes a young women become a nun?
  • The community of nuns : interaction with its surroundings
  • Conclusion : the nuns of Redna Menling.