Religious bodies politic: rituals of sovereignty in Buryat Buddhism

Introduction -- Pilgrims, fieldworkers, and secret agents: Buryat buddhologists and a Eurasian imaginary -- Sovereign bodies: death, reincarnation, and border crossings in the transnational terrain -- The post-Soviet treasure hunt: new sacred histories and geographies -- Disciplining the monastic bo...

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Main Author: Bernstein, Anya 1968- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago [u.a.] Univ. of Chicago Press 2013
Series:Buddhism and modernity
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Summary:Introduction -- Pilgrims, fieldworkers, and secret agents: Buryat buddhologists and a Eurasian imaginary -- Sovereign bodies: death, reincarnation, and border crossings in the transnational terrain -- The post-Soviet treasure hunt: new sacred histories and geographies -- Disciplining the monastic body: Buryat monks and nuns -- The body as gift: gender, the dead, and exchange in the chöd ritual economy -- Buddhism after socialism: money and morality in the world of Saṃsāra -- Epilogue: Bodies, gifts, and sovereignty
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-239) and index
Physical Description:XVI, 258 S. Ill. 24 cm