Spirit-mediums, sacred mountains, and related Bon textual traditions in upper Tibet [[electronic resource] ] : calling down the gods / / by John Vincent Bellezza
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| Autore: |
Bellezza John Vincent
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| Titolo: |
Spirit-mediums, sacred mountains, and related Bon textual traditions in upper Tibet [[electronic resource] ] : calling down the gods / / by John Vincent Bellezza
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| Pubblicazione: | Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (579 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 299.5/4 |
| Soggetto topico: | Shamans - China - Tibet Autonomous Region |
| Bon (Tibetan religion) - Rituals | |
| Note generali: | "Languages of the greater Himalayan region"--Cover. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [489]-500) and indexes. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Foreword by Henk Blezer; Acknowledgments; i) Introduction to the spirit-mediums of Upper Tibet; ii) The greater tradition: cross-cultural comparisons; iii) Introduction to Part Two: interviews conducted with spirit-mediums; iv) Introduction to Part Three: the mountain deities of the spirit-mediums; v) Introduction to Part Four: spirit-mediums in the Bon literary tradition; vi) Introduction to Part Five: Bon literary references to the ritual implements and practices of the spiritmediums; i) bsTan-grag lha-pa, born circa 1925; ii) Pho-bo dbang-phyug, born circa 1920 |
| iii) dPa' dam, born circa 1914iv) Khams-pa'i dpa' chung, born circa 1912; v) sPu-yu, born circa 1939; vi) Bu-chung, born circa 1919; vii) Lha-pa bstan-pa, born circa 1936; viii) Phyogs-bzhi lha-pa, born circa 1927; ix) Lha-klu, born circa 1948; x) dPa' mo, born circa 1925; xi) Pho-bo lha-dbang, born circa 1935; xii) sGrol-dkar, born circa 1952; xiii) Pho-bo mtsho-rgyal, born circa 1939; xiv) Karma rig 'dzin, born circa 1935; xv) Pho-bo chu-bzang, born circa 1924; i) gNyan-chen-thang-lha; ii) rKyang-khra; iii) rTa-rgo; iv) Gangs-ri lha-btsan; v) bTsan-rgod nam-ra; vi) Rol-pa skya-bdun | |
| vii) Dam-can mgar-ba nag-poviii) gNam-mtsho phyug-mo; ix) A recapitulation of the role of mountain deities; i) The origin of the tradition of spirit-mediumship; ii) Phu-wer; iii) The Bon sgra-bla of existence; i) Flat-bell (gshang); ii) Drum; iii) Conch (dung-dkar); iv) Mirror (me-long); v) Arrow and spear; vi) Incense and lustration; vii) Magic missiles (thun); viii) Fortune-summoning (g.yang 'gugs); Conclusion; Illustrations; Bibliography; Indexes | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Unique original material on the phenomenon of the spirit-mediums of Upper Tibet, the men and women who channel the gods. With extensive interviews with members of this living tradition. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Spirit-mediums, sacred mountains, and related Bon textual traditions in upper Tibet |
| ISBN: | 1-280-86810-4 |
| 9786610868100 | |
| 1-4294-5308-7 | |
| 90-474-0751-2 | |
| 1-4337-0729-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910784190503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Brill's Tibetan studies library ; ; v. 8.