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Long lives and untimely deaths : life-span concepts and longevity practices among Tibetans in the Darjeeling Hills, India /
How do Tibetans in India's Darjeeling Hills understand the life-span and various life-forces that influence longevity? This book analyses ethnographic and textual material demonstrating how Tibetans utilise temporal frameworks in medical, astrological, divinatory, and ritual contexts to locate...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden :
BRILL,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | How do Tibetans in India's Darjeeling Hills understand the life-span and various life-forces that influence longevity? This book analyses ethnographic and textual material demonstrating how Tibetans utilise temporal frameworks in medical, astrological, divinatory, and ritual contexts to locate and reckon life-forces influencing their life-spans. |
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| Notas: | Part Five Tibetan Buddhist Long-life Empowerments. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 362 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004217485 9004217487 |