Civilized shamans : Buddhism in Tibetan societies / Geoffrey Samuel
- Bib ID:
- 2968029
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Samuel, Geoffrey
- Description:
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- Washington DC : Smithsonian Institution Press, 1993
- x, 725 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
- 1560982314
- Full contents:
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- 1. Introduction: Shamanic and Clerical Buddhism
- 2. Tibetan and Theravadin Societies: A Comparison
- 3. Tibetan Societies: Introduction and Central Tibet
- 4. Tibetan Societies: K'am (Eastern Tibet)
- 5. Tibetan Societies: Amdo (Northeastern Tibet)
- 6. Tibetan Societies: Southern and Western Tibet
- 7. Tibetan Communities
- 8. Some Conclusions
- 9. The Ritual Cosmos and Its Inhabitants
- 10. The Folk Religion and the Pragmatic Orientation
- 11. The Karma Orientation, Rebirth, and Tibetan Values
- 12. Tantra and the Bodhi Orientation
- 13. The Lama and the Tantric Deities
- 14. Tantra and the Pragmatic Orientation
- 15. Lamas, Monks and Yogins
- 16. Folk Shamans, Terton, and Crazy Siddhas
- 17. Tibetan Religious Communities (Gompa)
- 18. Some Recent Lamas
- 19. From Structure to Process
- 20. India: Buddhist Beginnings
- 21. India: Mahayana Schools
- 22. India: Tantra and the Buddhist Siddhas
- 23. Tibet to A.D. 841.
- 24. Tibet: The Local Hegemonic Period
- 25. Tibet: Mongol Overlordship
- 26. Tibet: Gelugpa Synthesis and Shamanic Reaction
- 27. Tibet: Gelugpa Power and the Rimed Synthesis
- 28. Conclusion
- Epilogue: The Tibetans and Tibetan Religion Today
- Appendix 1. The Monastic Population of Tibet
- Guide to Tibetan Spelling.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 635-692) and index.
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