Lamas, shamans and ancestors : village religion in Sikkim /

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Author / Creator:Balikci, Anna.
Imprint:Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.
Description:1 online resource (xx, 403 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:English
Series:Brill's Tibetan studies library, 1568-6183 ; v. 17
Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 17.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11216501
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ISBN:9789047433484
9047433483
9789004167063
9004167064
1282398911
9781282398917
9786612398919
6612398914
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-394) and indexes.
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Summary:Sheds light on the relationship between Buddhism and shamanism. This book examines the relationships between Buddhist lamas and practitioners of bon. It presents their interactions in terms of contexts in which lamas and shamans meet. It shows village lamas and shamans to share a conceptual view of reality at the base of their amiable coexistence.
Other form:Print version: Balikci, Anna. Lamas, shamans and ancestors. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008
Standard no.:10.1163/ej.9789004167063.i-406