Buddhism beyond the monastery : : tantric practices and their performers in Tibet and the Himalayas / / edited by Sarah Jacoby and Antonio Terrone.

• Superior document: Brill's Tibetan studies library, v. 10/12
• Author: International Association for Tibetan Studies. Seminar
• TeilnehmendeR: Jacoby, Sarah.; Terrone, Antonio.
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Idioma: English
• Series: Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 10/12.
• Descrición Física: 1 online resource (208 pages)
• Notas: "PIATS 2003: Tibetan Studies: Proceedings of the Tenth Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, Oxford, 2003. Managing Editor: Charles Ramble."

Monasteries have been the locus classicus of the academic investigation of Tibetan religions. This volume seeks to balance this emphasis with an exploration of the diverse religious specialists who operate outside of the monastery in Tibet and along the Himalayan belt. The articles collected here de...