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High religion : a cultural and political history of Sherpa Buddhism /

An eminent anthropologist examines the foundings of the first celibate Buddhist monasteries among the Sherpas of Nepal in the early twentieth century--a religious development that was a major departure from "folk" or "popular" Buddhism. Sherry Ortner is the first to integrate soc...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ortner, Sherry B., 1941-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1989.
Series:Princeton studies in culture/power/history.
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Online Access:Texto completo