The navel of the demoness
Subtitle: Tibetan Buddhism and civil religion in highland Nepal
By: Charles Ramble.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780195154146
Subjects: Buddhism -- Nepal -- Te; Te (Nepal) -- Religious life and customs; Mustang (Nepal) -- Religious life and customs
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The people of Mustang and their history; title: Inside the Shöyul; title: Neighbours and enemies; title: Clans and households; title: Buddhism in Te; title: The wild gods of Te; title: Buddhists or pagans?; title: Agedness of error; title: Community law: the creation of a collectivity; title: The headmen of Te and the heaven-appointed king; title: The disenchantment of Te.