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Civilized Shamans: Buddhism in Tibetan Societies

By Geoffrey Samuel

Book information

Publisher
Smithsonian
Year
1995
ISBN
1560986204, 9781560986201
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
28 MB (28988967 bytes)
Series
Smithsonian Series in Ethnographic Inquiry
Pages
725\739
Topic
Religion Buddhism
Orientation
no
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-08-03 21:39:14

Description

This book, the first full account of Tibetan Buddhism in two decades, ranges as no other study has over several disciplines and languages, incorporating historical and anthropological discussion. Viewing Tibetan Buddhism as one of the great spiritual and psychological achievements of humanity, Samuel analyzes a complex society that combines the literacy and rationality associated with centralized states with the shamanic processes more familiar among tribal peoples.

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