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Pilgrimage In Tibet

by Alex McKay

  • Hardback
  • 260 pages
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • 14.2 x 22.9 x 2.3 cm

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The Western image of Tibet as a sacred land is in many ways a mythical construction. But the Tibetans themselves have traditionally mapped out their land in terms of areas of sacred space, and pilgrimage throughout these areas ensured a high degree of mobility within all classes of traditional Tibetan society. Pilgrims travelled to local, regional, and national centres throughout recorded Tibetan history. The major national centres attracted pilgrims from both the Tibetan cultural world and from within neighbouring cultures such as India. In recent years, pilgrimage has resumed in areas where it had been forbidden by the Chinese authorities, and has now become one of the most prominent religious expressions of Tibetan national identity. In this major new work, leading scholars of Asian pilgrimage traditions discuss historical and contemporary aspects of pilgrimage within the Tibetan cultural world. Myths and legends, material conditions, textual sources, a modern pilgrim's impressions, political and economic influences, biographies and contemporary developments - all these and many other issues are examined here.The result is an informative and often entertaining work which contributes greatly to our knowledge of the history and culture of Tibet as well as the wider issues of religious power and practice.
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  • Author

    Alex McKay

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Taylor & Francis Ltd

  • Published

    March 1998

  • Weight

    414g

  • Page Count

    260

  • Dimensions

    14.2 x 22.9 x 2.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9780700709922

  • ISBN-10

    0700709924

  • Eden Code

    1008954

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