The navel of the demoness : Tibetan Buddhism and civil religion in highland Nepal / Charles Ramble.

Author/creator Ramble, Charles
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Descriptionix, 393 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents The people of Mustang and their history -- Inside the Shöyul -- Neighbours and enemies -- From clans to households in Te -- The encounter with Buddhism -- The wild gods of Te -- Buddhists or pagans? -- Agedness of error -- Community law: the creation of a collectivity -- The headmen of Te and the heaven-appointed king --The disenchantment of Te?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [375]-384) and index.
LCCN 2007025214
ISBN9780195154146
ISBN0195154142