Apparitions of the Self : The Secret Autobiographies of a Tibetan Visionary /
Apparitions of the Self is a groundbreaking investigation into what is known in Tibet as "secret autobiography," an exceptional, rarely studied literary genre that presents a personal exploration of intimate religious experiences. In this volume, Janet Gyatso translates and studies the out...
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, NJ :
Princeton University Press,
[2020]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Technical Note on Translation Policies
- Abbreviations
- Introduction. The Secret Autobiographies of Jigme Lingpa
- I. TRANSLATION
- A Word to the Reader
- Dancing Moon in the Water
- Dakki's Grand Secret-Talk
- Notes to the Translation
- II. BACKGROUND
- Chapter 1. Autobiography in Tibet
- Chapter 2. The Outer Face: The Life of Jigme Lingpa
- Chapter 3. Treasure Discoverer
- Chapter 4. Master of Experience
- III. READINGS
- Chapter 5. No-Self Self and Other Dancing Moons
- Chapter 6. The Dakini Talks: On Gender, Language, and the Secret Autobiographer
- Epilogue. Subjectivity without Essence
- Appendix 1. The Autobiographies and Biographies of Jigme Lingpa
- Appendix 2. Lists of the Former Lives of Jigme Lingpa
- Appendix 3. Table of Episodes in the Secret Autobiographies of Jigme Lingpa
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index