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Autore |
Nietupski Paul Kocot <1950-> |
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Titolo |
Labrang Monastery [[electronic resource] ] : a Tibetan Buddhist community on the inner Asian borderlands, 1709-1958 / / Paul Kocot Nietupski |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-59949-X |
9786613911940 |
0-7391-6445-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (306 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in modern Tibetan culture |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Buddhists - China - Tibet Autonomous Region |
Electronic books. |
Amdo (China : Region) Civilization |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-261) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1: Amdo: An Overview; 2: Tibetan Religions in Amdo; 3: Labrang's Society; 4: Growth and Development: The Evolution of Labrang Monastery; 5: Twentieth-Century Labrang; 6: Visions and Realities at Labrang; Appendix 1 Family History: Gönpo Döndrup; Appendix 2 Pronunciation and Word Lists; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book is a social and political history of Labrang Monastery, located in Tibet's Amdo and China's Gansu Province. It includes a study of the religious heritage of the region and its interactions with surrounding ethnic groups and political powers. |
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