Journal article
Secular morality, village law, and Buddhism in Tibetan societies
- Abstract:
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Contrary to assumptions frequently made about Buddhist societies and to models promoted by Tibetan elites, not all Tibetans understand their religion in an ethical way. This article demonstrates that, for a community of villagers in Ladakh, Buddhism is not a source of moral guidance nor is it regarded by them as providing authority for the exercise of political or judicial power. Comparing the findings of ethnographers elsewhere in the Tibetan region, it is apparent that many Tibetans regard ...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE
- Volume:
- 12
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 173-190
- Publication date:
- 2006-03-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1467-9655
- ISSN:
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1359-0987
- Source identifiers:
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283907
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- Language:
- English
- Pubs id:
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pubs:283907
- UUID:
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uuid:de6e80fb-95ef-4914-be0f-f1c24430dce5
- Local pid:
- pubs:283907
- Deposit date:
- 2014-08-16
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- Copyright date:
- 2006
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