03616nam 2200733 a 450 991078987620332120230612175420.01-283-39586-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(Au-PeEL)EBL832330(CaPaEBR)ebr10524306(CaONFJC)MIL339586(PPN)170439585(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 customsTibetansSocial conditions.TibetansReligion.LongevityLife span, ProductiveOld age305.895/4105414Gerke Barbara1966-1107919MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789876203321Long lives and untimely deaths3700961UNINA