03649nam 2200745 a 450 991046156560332120200520144314.01-283-39586-X978661339586390-04-21748-710.1163/9789004217485(CKB)2670000000139908(EBL)832330(OCoLC)769927281(SSID)ssj0000576005(PQKBManifestationID)12208815(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000576005(PQKBWorkID)10567360(PQKB)11161822(MiAaPQ)EBC832330(OCoLC)778434347(nllekb)BRILL9789004217485(PPN)170439585(Au-PeEL)EBL832330(CaPaEBR)ebr10524306(CaONFJC)MIL339586(EXLCZ)99267000000013990820110819d2012 uy 0engurun| uuuuatxtccrLong lives and untimely deaths[electronic resource] life-span concepts and longevity practices among Tibetans in the Darjeeling Hills, India /by Barbara GerkeBoston Brillc20121 online resource (386 p.)Brill's Tibetan studies library,1568-6183 ;v. 27Description based upon print version of record.90-04-21703-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Ethnographic settings and analytical frameworks -- pt. 2. The field site and Tibetan areas of knowledge -- pt. 3. The life-span and life-forces in Tibetan medical contexts -- pt. 4. The life-span in astrological and divinatory context -- pt. 5. Tibetan Buddhist long-life empowerments.Longevity and long-life practices have been a pan-Tibetan concern for a very long time, but have hardly been studied by anthropologists. This book presents ethnographic accounts and textual material demonstrating how Tibetans in the Darjeeling Hills, India, view the life-span and map out certain life-forces in various areas of knowledge. These life-forces follow daily, monthly, and annual cycles. Divinations and astrological calculations are widely but varyingly used by Tibetans to assess the strength of life-forces and forecast difficult periods in their lives. Loss, exhaustion, or periodic weaknesses of life-forces are treated medically or through Tibetan Buddhist practices and rituals. In all these events, temporality and agency are deeply interlinked in the ways in which Tibetans enhance their vitality, prolong their life-spans, and avoid ‘untimely deaths.’Brill's Tibetan studies library ;v. 27.TibetansIndiaDarjeeling (District)Social conditionsTibetansIndiaDarjeeling (District)ReligionLongevityIndiaDarjeeling (District)Life span, ProductiveIndiaDarjeeling (District)Old ageIndiaDarjeeling (District)Darjeeling (India : District)Religious life and customsDarjeeling (India : District)Social life and customsElectronic books.TibetansSocial conditions.TibetansReligion.LongevityLife span, ProductiveOld age305.895/4105414Gerke Barbara1966-969320MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461565603321Long lives and untimely deaths2202646UNINA01243nam 2200325 n 450 99638901880331620221102113238.0(CKB)1000000000635819(EEBO)2240951968(UnM)99862098(EXLCZ)99100000000063581919920914d1647 uy |engurbn||||a|bb|A remonstrance of the representations of the army for redresse of the grievances of the kingdom[electronic resource] With certain remedies, humbly remonstrated to the Parliament, for the setling of the kingdome in peaceLondon, Printed for B.A.Iune 21. 1647[8] pSignatures: [A]⁴.Reproduction of the original in the British Library.eebo-0018Great BritainHistoryCivil War, 1642-1649Early works to 1800Great BritainPolitics and government1642-1649Early works to 1800Cu-RivESCu-RivESCStRLINWaOLNBOOK996389018803316A remonstrance of the representations of the army for redresse of the grievances of the kingdom2299086UNISA