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Buddha in the Marketplace : The Commodification of Buddhist Objects in Tibet /
"This book explores a controversial issue within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition: The selling and profiting from the sale of Tibetan Buddhist religious objects among Tibetans. The book combines textual and historical research, as well as ethnographic fieldwork, presenting a historical narrative...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Charlottesville :
University of Virginia Press,
2019.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Early Prohibitions against Selling Buddhist Objects; 2. Selling Buddhist Objects in Tibetan Buddhist Literature; 3. The Exchange of Buddhist Objects in Tibet up to the Cultural Revolution; 4. The Sale of Buddhist Objects in Amdo; 5. The Sociopolitical Context of Commodification; 6. Painters, Merchants, and Monks; 7. The Impact of Selling Buddhist Objects in Tibet; Notes; References; Index; Series Info: Traditions and Transformations in Tibetan Buddhism