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Author:   Hildegard Diemberger (University of Cambridge) ,  Marilyn Strathern
Publisher:   Columbia University Press
Imprint:   Columbia University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.624kg
ISBN:  

9780231143219

ISBN 10:   0231143214
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   10 June 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Foreword, by Marilyn Strathern Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I 1. The World of Chokyi Dronma 2. The Life of Chokyi Dronma 3. The Manuscript and Its Enigmas 4. Princess, Nun, Yogini Part II Translation of the Biography of the Venerable Chokyi Dronma Part III 5. Succession and Spiritual Lineages: Meaning and Mysteries of Chokyi Dronma's Reincarnation 6. Lady of the Lake : The Dorje Phagmo at Samding 7. Dorje Phagmo in the Twentieth Century: Embodied Divinity and Government Cadre 8. The Living Tradition and the Legacy of the Princess Epilogue Twin Reincarnation Line and Tentative Chronology The Families of Chokyi Dronma Notes Bibliography Index

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Exhibits that rare combination of meticulous historical research and lively prose in recounting a tale that is sure to intrigue readers. -- Holly Gayley Buddhadharma Fall 2008 A significant contribution to Tibetan cultural history and gender studies. -- Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa Journal of the American Academy of Religion Vol 77, No 4 There are too many points of interest in this brilliant and often innovating book to be mentioned here. Historian 10/1/10

Exhibits that rare combination of meticulous historical research and lively prose in recounting a tale that is sure to intrigue readers. -- Holly Gayley Buddhadharma A significant contribution to Tibetan cultural history and gender studies. -- Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa Journal of the American Academy of Religion There are too many points of interest in this brilliant and often innovating book to be mentioned here. -- Anne Chayet Historian

Author Information

Hildegard Diemberger is director of the Mongolia and Inner Asia Studies Unit and a fellow of Pembroke College at the University of Cambridge. She has published extensively on the anthropology of Tibet and the Himalayan regions and, with Pasang Wangdu, has coauthored the translations of the Shel dkar chos 'byung and the dBa' bzhed.

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