Divination in exile : : interdisciplinary approaches to ritual prognostication in the Tibetan Bon tradition / / by Alexander Kingsbury Smith.
In Divination in Exile , Alexander K. Smith offers the first comprehensive scholarly introduction to the performance of divination in Tibetan speaking communities, both past and present. While Smith surveys a variety of ritual practices, the volume focuses on divination and its associated rites in t...
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| Superior document: | Brill's Tibetan studies library ; Volume 47 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : BRILL,, [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Brill's Tibetan studies library ;
Volume 47. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
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| Summary: | In Divination in Exile , Alexander K. Smith offers the first comprehensive scholarly introduction to the performance of divination in Tibetan speaking communities, both past and present. While Smith surveys a variety of ritual practices, the volume focuses on divination and its associated rites in the contemporary Tibetan Bon tradition. Drawing from multi-site ethnographic fieldwork conducted in Himachal Pradesh and the translation of previously unpublished Tibetan language materials, Divination in Exile offers a valuable, social scientific contribution to our understanding of the perception and usage of ritual manuscripts in contemporary Tibetan cultural milieus. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 900444078X |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Alexander Kingsbury Smith. |