LEADER 04285nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910372826703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-295-80410-6 035 $a(CKB)2550000000085834 035 $a(EBL)3444447 035 $a(OCoLC)932315440 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000599662 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11368902 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000599662 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10598735 035 $a(PQKB)11566249 035 $a(OCoLC)778482837 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse21257 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3444447 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10524434 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL810647 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3444447 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/88460 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000085834 100 $a20040915d2005 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOn the margins of Tibet $ecultural survival on the Sino-Tibetan frontier /$fAshild Kolas and Monika P. Thowsen 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aSeattle ;$aLondon $cUniversity of Washington Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (290 p.) 225 1 $aStudies on ethnic groups in China 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-295-98481-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Preface and Acknowledgments; A Note on Transliteration; Introduction; 1 / The Setting; 2 / Religious Sites and the Practice of Religion; 3 / The Dilemmas of Education in Tibetan Areas; 4 / In Search of Tibetan Culture; 5 / Culture As a Way of Life; 6 / Tibetan Culture on the Margins: Destruction or Reconstruction?; Appendixes; 1 / Administrative Divisions in the People's Republic of China; 2 / Demographic Composition in the Autonomous Prefectures; 3 / Data on Religion; 4 / Data on Bilingual Education; 5 / Place-Names in Chinese and Tibetan; 6 / Guide for Semi-Structured Interviews 327 $aNotesChinese and Tibetan Glossary; References; Index 330 $aThe state of Tibetan culture within contemporary China is a highly politicized topic on which reliable information is rare. But what is Tibetan culture and how should it be developed or preserved? The Chinese authorities and the Tibetans in exile present conflicting views on almost every aspect of Tibetan cultural life.Ashild Kolas and Monika Thowsen have gathered an astounding array of data to quantify Tibetan cultural activities--involving Tibetan language, literature, visual arts, museums, performing arts, festivals, and religion. Their study is based on fieldwork and interviews conducted in the ethnic Tibetan areas surrounding the Tibetan Autonomous Region--parts of the Chinese provinces of Sichuan, Gansu, Yunnan, and Qinghai. Aware of the ambiguous nature of information collected in restricted circumstances, they make every effort to present a complete and unbiased picture of Tibetan communities living on China's western frontiers.Kolas and Thowsen investigate the present conditions of Tibetan cultural life and cultural expression, providing a wealth of detailed information on topics such as the number of restored monasteries and nunneries and the number of monks, nuns, and tulkus (reincarnated lamas) affiliated with them; sources of funding for monastic reconstruction and financial support of clerics; types of religious ceremonies being practiced; the content of monastic and secular education; school attendance; educational curriculum and funding; the role of language in Tibetan schools; and Tibetan news and cultural media.On the Margins of Tibet will be of interest to historians and social scientists studying modern China and Tibetan culture, and to the many others concerned about Tibet's place in the world. 410 0$aStudies on ethnic groups in China. 606 $aEthnology 607 $aTibet Autonomous Region (China)$xCivilization 615 0$aEthnology. 676 $a951/.505 700 $aKolas$b Ashild$0991574 701 $aThowsen$b Monika P$01023963 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910372826703321 996 $aOn the Margins of Tibet$92433193 997 $aUNINA