The anthropology of Buddhism and Hinduism: Weberian themes/ (Record no. 148555)
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| fixed length control field | 00337nam a2200121Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780195653571 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 294.3 |
| Item number | GEL/T |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Gellner, David N. |
| 245 #4 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The anthropology of Buddhism and Hinduism: Weberian themes/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | David N. Gellner |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New Delhi: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Oxford University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2001. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xv, 397 p. ; |
| Dimensions | 22 cm. |
| 440 ## - SERIES | |
| Title | (Oxford India paperbacks) |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction --<br/>PART I: GENERAL APPROACHES: Max Weber, capitalism, and the religion of India --<br/>What is the anthropology of Buddhism about? --<br/>Religion, politics, and ritual: remarks on Geertz and Bloch --<br/>PART II: THE LEGITIMATION OF RELIGIOUS SPECIALISTS: Priesthood and possession: Newar religion in the light of some Weberian concepts --<br/>Monkhood and priesthood in Newar Buddhism --<br/>The Newar Buddhist monastery: an anthropological and historical typology --<br/>'The perfection of wisdom': a text and its uses in Kwa Bahah, Lalitpur --<br/>PART III: FROM SOTERIOLOGY TO WORLDLY BENEFITS: Priests, healers, mediums, and witches: the context of possession in the Kathmandu Valley --<br/>Portrait of a Tantric healer / with Uttam Sagar Shrestha --<br/>Lay perspectives on health and misfortune in the Kathmandu Valley --<br/>PART IV: HINDUISM AND HISTORY: Hinduism, tribalism, and the position of women: the problem of Newar identity --<br/>From mandalic sacred centres to Communist strongholds! On the cities of the Kathmandu Valley --<br/>Does symbolism 'Construct an urban mesocosm'? Robert Levy's Mesocosm and the question of value consensus in Blaktapur --<br/>PART V: COMPARISON: For syncretism: the formation of Buddhism in Nepal and Japan compared --<br/>Temples for life and temples for death: observations on some Shingon Buddhist temples in Tokyo. |
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| Keyword | Buddhism--Social aspects |
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| Keyword | Hinduism--Social aspects |
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| Koha item type | General Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Koha item type |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 28/08/2016 | 294.3 GEL/T | P03215 | 14/03/2019 | 14/03/2019 | General Books |