Tibetan rituals of death: buddhist funerary practices
Auteur :
Gouin, Margaret
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780415626194
Date de publication :
29 mars 2012
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
380 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book centres on funeral rituals in Tibetan Buddhism with particular emphasis on their structure and performance. Drawing on historical travel literature, anthropological studies and ethnographic literature, as well as Tibetan texts and existing academic studies, the author describes and analyses Tibetan Buddhist funeral rituals from the earliest available records up to the present.