Gerke, Barbara, 1966-

Long lives and untimely deaths life-span concepts and longevity practices among Tibetans in the Darjeeling Hills, India / [electronic resource] : by Barbara Gerke. - Boston : Brill, c2012. - xxiii, 362 p. : ill. (some col.), maps. - Brill's Tibetan studies library, v. 27 1568-6183 ; . - Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 27. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Ethnographic settings and analytical frameworks -- pt. 2. The field site and Tibetan areas of knowledge -- pt. 3. The life-span and life-forces in Tibetan medical contexts -- pt. 4. The life-span in astrological and divinatory context -- pt. 5. Tibetan Buddhist long-life empowerments.


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Tibetans--Social conditions.--India--Darjeeling (District)
Tibetans--Religion.--India--Darjeeling (District)
Longevity--India--Darjeeling (District)
Life span, Productive--India--Darjeeling (District)
Old age--India--Darjeeling (District)


Darjeeling (India : District)--Religious life and customs.
Darjeeling (India : District)--Social life and customs.


Electronic books.

DS432.T5 / G47 2012eb

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