Tibetan Demonology

Christopher Bell (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

75 Seiten

2020
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-71267-5 (ISBN)

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This Element discusses the rich taxonomy of gods and demons encountered in Tibet. These spirits are often exhorted for diverse violent and wrathful activities. The author explores the role of divinities and demons in oracular possession, illness, astrology, ritual calendars, the landscape and as protectors of religious and political institutions.

Tibetan Demonology discusses the rich taxonomy of gods and demons encountered in Tibet. These spirits are often the cause of, and exhorted for, diverse violent and wrathful activities. This Element consists of four thematic sections. The first section, 'Spirits and the Body', explores oracular possession and spirit-induced illnesses. The second section, 'Spirits and Time', discusses the role of gods in Tibetan astrology and ritual calendars. The third section, 'Spirits and Space', examines the relationship between divinities and the Tibetan landscape. The final section, 'Spirits and Doctrine', explores how certain deities act as fierce protectors of religious and political institutions.

1. Introduction; 2. Spirits and the body; 3. Spirits and time; 4. Spirits and space; 5. Spirits and doctrine; 6. Conclusion.

Erscheinungsdatum	13.07.2020
Reihe/Serie	Elements in Religion and Violence
Zusatzinfo	Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	180 x 125 mm
Gewicht	120 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
ISBN-10	1-108-71267-3 / 1108712673
ISBN-13	978-1-108-71267-5 / 9781108712675
Zustand	Neuware