Long lives and untimely deaths life-span concepts and longevity practices among Tibetans in the Darjeeling Hills, India /

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Hoofdauteur: Gerke, Barbara, 1966-
Coauteur: ebrary, Inc
Formaat: Elektronisch E-boek
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Boston : Brill, c2012.
Reeks:Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 27.
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Inhoudsopgave:
  • pt. 1. Ethnographic settings and analytical frameworks
  • pt. 2. The field site and Tibetan areas of knowledge
  • pt. 3. The life-span and life-forces in Tibetan medical contexts
  • pt. 4. The life-span in astrological and divinatory context
  • pt. 5. Tibetan Buddhist long-life empowerments.