Buddhism Observed : Travellers, Exiles and Tibetan Dharma in Kathmandu

Name: Buddhism Observed
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
SKU: 9780415325967
Price: 30950 KES
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ISBN: 9780415325967

by Peter Moran

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Format Hardback

Book Series Anthropology of Asia

ISBN-10 041532596X

ISBN-13 9780415325967

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

Imprint Routledge

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Feb 26th, 2004

Print length 240 Pages

Weight 476 grams

Product Classification: Tibetan Buddhism Cultural studies Cultural studies Anthropology Tibetan Buddhism

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This anthropological study examines the encounter between Western travellers and Tibetan exiles in Bodhanath, on the outskirts of Kathmandu and analyzes the importance of Buddhism in discussions of political, cultural and religious identity.

How do contemporary Westerners and Tibetans understand not only what it means to be ''Buddhist'', but what it means to be hailed as one from ''the West'' or from ''Tibet''? This anthropological study examines the encounter between Western travellers and Tibetan exiles in Bodhanath, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal and analyses the importance of Buddhism in discussions of political, cultural and religious identity.
Based on extensive field research in Nepal, Buddhism Observed questions traditional assumptions about Buddhism and examines the rarely considered phenomenon of Western conversions to a non-Western religion. Scholars of Anthropology, Religion and Cultural Studies will find here a refreshing insight into how to approach ''other'' societies, religions and cultures.

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