Monastery in time, a: the making of mongolian buddhism
Auteur :
Humphrey, Caroline / Ujeed, Hurelbaatar
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226031903
Date de publication :
15 juil. 2013
Dimensions :
2,3 x 1,5 x 0,3 cm
Poids :
652 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Describes the life of a Mongolian Buddhist monastery - the Mergen Monastery in Inner Mongolia - from inside its walls. From the Qing occupation of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries through the Cultural Revolution, the authors tell a story of religious formation, suppression, and survival over a history that spans three centuries.