Asian Highlands Perspectives 3: Deity Men
Download or Read eBook Asian Highlands Perspectives 3: Deity Men PDF written by Sñiṅ-bo-rgyal and published by ASIAN HIGHLANDS PERSPECTIVES. This book was released on 2008 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Sñiṅ-bo-rgyal |
| Publisher | : ASIAN HIGHLANDS PERSPECTIVES |
| Total Pages | : 382 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| ISBN-10 | : 18357741 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Asian Highlands Perspectives 3: Deity Men by : Sñiṅ-bo-rgyal
Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive and extremely informed study of the changing social context and religious lives of lha pa, 'deity or god men,' in Qinghai Province, China. Snying bo rgyal and Rino's account of these Tibetan trance mediums who become possessed by mountain deities succeeds in both honoring the past through a detailed description of their practice while acknowledging the increasing challenges to these traditions
