Ani-la : the nuns from Redna Menling / / Joke van de Belt ; [translation Evert van Tijn]

• Autore: Belt Joke van de <1961->
• Pubblicazione: Leiden, : Sidestone Press, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (99 p.)
• Disciplina: 294.36520820954
• Soggetto topico: Monastic and religious life of women - India - Dolanji; Bon (Tibetan religion) - India - Dolanji; Buddhist nuns - India - Dolanji - Social conditions
• Altri autori: TijnEvert van
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-94).
• Nota di contenuto: Preamble : the nuns of Redna Menling -- The Bon : a community in exile -- Reasons to profess : what makes a young women become a nun? -- The community of nuns : interaction with its surroundings -- Conclusion : the nuns of Redna Menling.
• Sommario/riassunto: "This pioneering study vividly portrays the nuns of the Redna Menling monastery in Dolanji (India), the headquarter of the Bön religion in exile. It focuses on the developments of the Bön in exile, the specific context in witch Bön nuns live and how the monastic tradition takes shape. It provides interesting insights into the monastic community in exile, the historic context of the Bön religion as well as the personal motives to become a nun"--Publisher's website.
• Titolo autorizzato: Ani-la
• ISBN: 1-299-28183-4; 90-8890-139-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910792057903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II