LEADER 03631nam 2200457 a 450 001 9910958775003321 005 20240516064337.0 010 0 $a9781118725375 010 0 $a1118725379 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7103996 035 $a(CKB)24989719200041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC700150 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL700150 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10719123 035 $a(OCoLC)922903700 035 $a(Perlego)1009263 035 $a(EXLCZ)9924989719200041 100 $a20130628d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Tibetans /$fMatthew T. Kapstein 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMalden, Mass. $cBlackwell Pub.$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (xviii, 360 p.) $cill., maps 225 1 $aThe Peoples of Asia 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover -- Title Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Maps -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Transcription and Translation -- 1 The Vessel and Its Contents -- High Peaks, Pure Earth -- Peasants, Nomads, and Traders -- The Tibetan Language -- 2 Prehistory and Early Legends -- Sources of Archeological Evidence -- Children of the Ape and the Ogress -- Tibetan Religion before Buddhism -- 3 The Tsenpo's Imperial Dominion -- The Rise of the Tibetan Empire -- Later Monarchs and the Promotion of Buddhism -- The Empire's Implosion -- 4 Fragmentation and Hegemonic Power -- Dynastic Successors and the Kingdom of Gugé -- The Buddhist Renaissance -- Mongols and Tibetan Buddhists -- Successive Hegemonies -- Tibetan Buddhism and the Ming Court -- 5 The Rule of the Dalai Lamas -- Monastics and Monarchs -- Between Mongols and Manchus -- Regency and Retreat -- Cultural Developments in Eastern Tibet -- The Life and Times of the Great Thirteenth -- 6 Tibetan Society -- Property, Economy, and Social Class -- Government and Law -- Marriage and Kinship -- Women in Traditional Tibet -- 7 Religious Life and Thought -- Propitiation, Therapy, and the Life-cycle -- Buddhist Basics -- Monastic Institutions and Education -- Tantrism and Yoga -- Major Orders and Schools -- Festivals, Pilgrimages, and Ritual Cycles -- 8 The Sites of Knowledge -- The Speech-Goddess's Mirror -- To Form Body, Speech, and Mind -- Medicine, Astronomy, and the Divinatory Sciences -- 9 Tibet in the Modern World -- The End of Traditional Tibet -- Rebellion and Exile -- The Promise and Peril of Century's End -- Notes -- Spellings of Tibetan Names and Terms -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 $aThis book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to Tibet, its culture and history. A clear and comprehensive overview of Tibet, its culture and history. Responds to current interest in Tibet due to continuing publicity about Chinese rule and growing interest in Tibetan Buddhism. Explains recent events within the context of Tibetan history. Situates Tibet in relation to other Asian civilizations through the ages. Draws on the most recent scholarly and archaeological research. Introduces Tibetan culture - particularly social institutions, religious and political traditions, the arts and medical lore. An epilogue considers the fragile position of Tibetan civilization in the modern world. 410 0$aPeoples of Asia. 607 $aTibet Autonomous Region (China)$xCivilization 676 $a951/.5 700 $aKapstein$b Matthew$0777952 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910958775003321 996 $aTibetans$91686295 997 $aUNINA