Power objects in Tibetan Buddhism : : the life, writings, and legacy of Sokdokpa Lodrö Gyeltsen / / by James Duncan Gentry.
In Power Objects in Tibetan Buddhism: The Life, Writings, and Legacy of Sokdokpa Lodrö Gyeltsen , James Duncan Gentry explores how objects of power figure in Tibetan religion, society, and polity through a study of the life of the Tibetan Buddhist ritual specialist Sokdokpa Lodrö Gyeltsen (1552–1624...
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| Superior document: | Brill's Tibetan studies library, volume 40 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2017] ©2017 |
| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
| Language: | English Tibetan Sanskrit |
| Series: | Brill's Tibetan studies library ;
volume 40. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (530 pages) :; maps. |
| Notes: | Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--Harvard University, 2014. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- Introduction to Part 1
- In the Vicinity of Things—Substance, Violence, and Power in the Milieu of Sokdokpa Lodrö Gyeltsen (1552–1624)
- Prowess and Persona in the Wielding of Things—Exorcisms, Objects, and Insights in the Life and Literary Career of a Mongol-repelling Scholar-Adept
- Controversies over Things—Drawing, Blurring, and Crossing Boundaries
- Things in Action and the Actions of Things—A Dynamic Ontology of Ritual Objects
- Continuities and Contentions over Things—The Legacy of Sokdokpa and the Material Links of Political Authority
- Final Considerations
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index.