New Views of Tibetan Culture.
Melbourne. Monash Asia Institute. 2010. Stock ID #173486 This wide-ranging book brings new and fresh visions of important aspects of Tibetan culture. It considers fields as diverse as power in Lhatok in Eastern Tibet, the dynamics and politics of lattice window design in Rebgong (Amdo), humour in old Tibetan verse, and concepts of the self in modern testimonia. The authors approach their topics with When referring to this item please quote stockid 173486.
Black and white photographic illustrations, viii + 188 pages, bibliography, glossary, paperback, as new.
verve and insight, employing novel and often ground-breaking ways of dealing with their respective fields.
"This is an innovative collection of scholarly articles, well-researched and well-written. All of the articles are based on new textual research or recent fi eldwork experiences. This book significantly enlarges the range of materials available to people interested in Tibetan and Himalayan Studies."
Karen C. Lang
Professor and Director, Center for South Asian Studies
University of Virginia
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