On the Margins of Tibet

Open-access edition: DOI 10.6069/9780295804101 The state of Tibetan culture within contemporary China is a highly politicized topic on which reliable information is rare. But what is Tibetan culture and how should it be developed or preserved? The Chinese authorities and the Tibetans in exile presen...

Cur síos iomlán

Sábháilte in:
Sonraí bibleagrafaíochta
Príomhchruthaitheoirí: Kolas, Ashild, Thowsen, Monika P.
Formáid: Online
Teanga:Béarla
Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: University of Washington Press 2023
Ábhair:
Rochtain ar líne:ONIX_20230828_9780295804101_7
Clibeanna: Cuir clib leis
Níl clibeanna ann, Bí ar an gcéad duine le clib a chur leis an taifead seo!
_version_ 1869521198901100544
author Kolas, Ashild
Thowsen, Monika P.
author_browse Kolas, Ashild
Thowsen, Monika P.
author_facet Kolas, Ashild
Thowsen, Monika P.
author_sort Kolas, Ashild
collection Directory of Open Access Books
description Open-access edition: DOI 10.6069/9780295804101 The state of Tibetan culture within contemporary China is a highly politicized topic on which reliable information is rare. But what is Tibetan culture and how should it be developed or preserved? The Chinese authorities and the Tibetans in exile present conflicting views on almost every aspect of Tibetan cultural life. Ashild Kolas and Monika Thowsen have gathered an astounding array of data to quantify Tibetan cultural activities--involving Tibetan language, literature, visual arts, museums, performing arts, festivals, and religion. Their study is based on fieldwork and interviews conducted in the ethnic Tibetan areas surrounding the Tibetan Autonomous Region--parts of the Chinese provinces of Sichuan, Gansu, Yunnan, and Qinghai. Aware of the ambiguous nature of information collected in restricted circumstances, they make every effort to present a complete and unbiased picture of Tibetan communities living on China's western frontiers. Kolas and Thowsen investigate the present conditions of Tibetan cultural life and cultural expression, providing a wealth of detailed information on topics such as the number of restored monasteries and nunneries and the number of monks, nuns, and tulkus (reincarnated lamas) affiliated with them; sources of funding for monastic reconstruction and financial support of clerics; types of religious ceremonies being practiced; the content of monastic and secular education; school attendance; educational curriculum and funding; the role of language in Tibetan schools; and Tibetan news and cultural media. On the Margins of Tibet will be of interest to historians and social scientists studying modern China and Tibetan culture, and to the many others concerned about Tibet's place in the world.
format Online
id doab-20.500.12854ir-122135
institution Directory of Open Access Books
language eng
publishDate 2023
publishDateRange 2023
publishDateSort 2023
publisher University of Washington Press
publisherStr University of Washington Press
record_format ojs
spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1221352025-03-21T05:01:31Z On the Margins of Tibet Kolas, Ashild Thowsen, Monika P. Asian history Social and cultural anthropology Open-access edition: DOI 10.6069/9780295804101 The state of Tibetan culture within contemporary China is a highly politicized topic on which reliable information is rare. But what is Tibetan culture and how should it be developed or preserved? The Chinese authorities and the Tibetans in exile present conflicting views on almost every aspect of Tibetan cultural life. Ashild Kolas and Monika Thowsen have gathered an astounding array of data to quantify Tibetan cultural activities--involving Tibetan language, literature, visual arts, museums, performing arts, festivals, and religion. Their study is based on fieldwork and interviews conducted in the ethnic Tibetan areas surrounding the Tibetan Autonomous Region--parts of the Chinese provinces of Sichuan, Gansu, Yunnan, and Qinghai. Aware of the ambiguous nature of information collected in restricted circumstances, they make every effort to present a complete and unbiased picture of Tibetan communities living on China's western frontiers. Kolas and Thowsen investigate the present conditions of Tibetan cultural life and cultural expression, providing a wealth of detailed information on topics such as the number of restored monasteries and nunneries and the number of monks, nuns, and tulkus (reincarnated lamas) affiliated with them; sources of funding for monastic reconstruction and financial support of clerics; types of religious ceremonies being practiced; the content of monastic and secular education; school attendance; educational curriculum and funding; the role of language in Tibetan schools; and Tibetan news and cultural media. On the Margins of Tibet will be of interest to historians and social scientists studying modern China and Tibetan culture, and to the many others concerned about Tibet's place in the world. 2023-11-17T09:33:10Z 2023-11-17T09:33:10Z 2023-08-28T08:09:41Z 2011 book ONIX_20230828_9780295804101_7 OCN: 1043363682 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/75794 9780295804101 9780295984803 9780295984810 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/122135 eng Studies on Ethnic Groups in China open access image/png image/png image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/75794/8/9780295804101.epub https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/75794/8/9780295804101.epub https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/75794/1/9780295804101.pdf University of Washington Press University of Washington Press 10.6069/9780295804101 10.6069/9780295804101 05b43d6c-b025-4c47-9778-32ac09131cc4 9780295804101 9780295984803 9780295984810 University of Washington Press 288 Seattle open access
spellingShingle Asian history
Social and cultural anthropology
Kolas, Ashild
Thowsen, Monika P.
On the Margins of Tibet
title On the Margins of Tibet
title_full On the Margins of Tibet
title_fullStr On the Margins of Tibet
title_full_unstemmed On the Margins of Tibet
title_short On the Margins of Tibet
title_sort on the margins of tibet
topic Asian history
Social and cultural anthropology
topic_facet Asian history
Social and cultural anthropology
url ONIX_20230828_9780295804101_7
work_keys_str_mv AT kolasashild onthemarginsoftibet
AT thowsenmonikap onthemarginsoftibet