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Kailas Historie Renunciate Traditions and the Construction of Himalayan Sacred Geography di McKay Alex

 In breve: Kailas Histories demonstrates how British colonial, Hindu modernist, and New Age interests synthesised historically diverse representations to construct the understanding of Tibet’s great pilgrimage centre Mount Kailas - and India’s Gangotri - as ancient

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Modern Ladakh Anthropological Perspectives on Continuity and Change di M. Van Beek (a cura di), F. Pirie (a cura di)

 In breve: Arguing for the need to situate Ladakh in a South Asian context, albeit not neglecting its ties with Tibet, this volume brings together empirical studies from the region to analyse the change and continuity resulting from colonialism, independence and modernisation.

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Thus Spake the Dervish Sufism, Language, and the Religious Margins in Central Asia, 1400-1900 di Papas Alexandre

 In breve: In Thus Spake the Dervish Alexandre Papas traces the unfamiliar history of marginal Sufis, known as dervishes, in early modern and modern Central Asia over a period of 500 years.

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Amdo Tibetans in Transition Society and Culture in the Post-Mao Era di Huber Toni

 In breve: This book investigates Tibetan recovery from the devastation of High Socialism and a new engagement with attempts to modernize the region in the era of 'reform and opening' in post-Mao China. A unique introduction to contemporary life and attitudes in north-eastern Tibet, invaluable for understanding modern Tibetan life in China today, how it developed, and what it is rapidly becoming.

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Revisiting Rituals in a Changing Tibetan Context di Buffetrille Katia

 In breve: Il titolo trae in inganno. I cambiamenti si riferiscono ai rituali, non a quelli sociologici.

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