In recent years, the Sino-Tibetan frontier regions have attracted increasing scholarly interest. The region of Rebkong in Qinghai province is of particular significance because of its unique location on the Sino-Tibetan borderland, its multi-ethnic population and its complex religious history, which incorporates both large Geluk monasteries and significant Nyingma and Bonpo lay tantric communities. Covering the nineteenth century to the present, this volume brings together ten papers that explore the relationship between religion and culture in Rebkong. Using insights from anthropology, history and religious studies, the contributors offer new research and fresh interpretations of this important region on Chinas periphery, discussing issues of ethnicity and identity, the role of public institutions, and the role of religion and rituals.
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| Introduction Reb kong in the Multiethnic Context of A mdo: Religion, Language, Ethnicity, and Identity |
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DGE LUGS PA MONASTERIES IN REB KONG AND ITS NEIGHBOURING PLACES |
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Remembering Monastic Revival: Stories from Reb kong and Western Ba yan |
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Reb kong gyi nyi ma nub pa: Shar skal ldan rgya mtsho sku phreng bdun pa'i sku tshe: 1916-1978 [ The Sun Disappears in Reb kong: The Life of the Seventh Shar Skal ldan rgya mtsho: 1916-1978] |
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Understanding Religion and Politics in A mdo: The Sde khri Estate at Bla brang Monastery |
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RNYING MA PA AND BON TANTRIC COMMUNITIES |
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Rig 'dzin dpal Idan bkra shis (1688-1743): The `1900 Dagger-wielding, White-robed, Long-haired Yogins' (sngag mang phur thog gos dkar lcang lo can stong dang dgu brgya) & the Eight Places of Practice of Reb kong (Reb kong gi sgrub gnas brgyad) |
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Rules and Regulations of the Reb kong Tantric Community |
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RITUAL AND PERFORMANCE IN CONTEMPORARY REB KONG |
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Money, Butter and Religion: Remarks on Participation in the Large-Scale Collective Rituals of the Rep kong Tantrists |
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Reb kong's Klu rol and the Politics of Presence: Methodological Considerations |
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Dancing the Gods: Some Transformations of Cham in Reb kong |
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Yangdon Dhondup, Ph.D. (2004) in East Asian Literature, University of London, is currently a Research Associate at the School of Oriental & African Studies. Her research interests include Tibetan biographical literature, history of the Nyingma school in east Tibet and Sino-Tibetan borderland culture and history. Ulrich Pagel, PhD. (1993) in Buddhist Studies (University of London) is Reader in the Languages and Religions of Tibet and Central Asia at the School of Oriental and African Studies. He has published on Mahyna Buddhism (1994, 2006, 2007) and more recently in the field of vinaya studies (2012). Geoffrey Samuel is a Professor at Cardiff University, Wales, UK. His academic career has been in social anthropology and religious studies, and his books include Mind, Body and Culture (1990), Civilized Shamans (1993), Tantric Revisionings (2005) and The Origins of Yoga and Tantra (2008).
