Power Objects in Tibetan Buddhism - James Duncan Gentry

Power Objects in Tibetan Buddhism

The Life, Writings, and Legacy of Sokdokpa Lodrö Gyeltsen
Buch | Hardcover
516 Seiten
2016
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-33019-1 (ISBN)
162,64 inkl. MwSt
In Power Objects in Tibetan Buddhism: The Life, Writings, and Legacy of Sokdokpa Lodrö Gyeltsen, James Duncan Gentry explores how objects of power figure in Tibetan Buddhist societies through a study of the life of Sokdokpa Lodrö Gyeltsen (1552–1624).
In Power Objects in Tibetan Buddhism: The Life, Writings, and Legacy of Sokdokpa Lodrö Gyeltsen, James Duncan Gentry explores how objects of power figure in Tibetan religion, society, and polity through a study of the life of the Tibetan Buddhist ritual specialist Sokdokpa Lodrö Gyeltsen (1552–1624) within the broader context of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Tibet. In presenting Sokdokpa’s career and legacy, Gentry traces the theme of power objects across a wide spectrum of genres to show how Tibetan Buddhists themselves have theorized about objects of power and implemented them in practice. This study therefore provides a lens into how power objects serve as points of convergence for elite doctrinal discourses, socio-political dynamics, and popular religious practices in Tibetan Buddhist societies.

James Duncan Gentry, Ph.D. (2014), Harvard University, is Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the Centre for Buddhist Studies at Rangjung Yeshe Institute, Kathmandu University, Nepal.

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Brill's Tibetan Studies Library ; 40
Verlagsort Leiden
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Gewicht 932 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Religion / Theologie Buddhismus
ISBN-10 90-04-33019-4 / 9004330194
ISBN-13 978-90-04-33019-1 / 9789004330191
Zustand Neuware
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