Tibetan and Himalayan Library - THL

Description: The ten papers presented in this eighth volume of the Proceedings of the Ninth Seminar of the IATS, 2000, provide examples of the colourful and lively range of Tibetan self-expressions that exist within the modern homeland and in exile. The scholars here represent the fields of anthropology, sociology, literary studies, history, and political science. Four papers are based in studies in the modern Tibet Autonomous Region, five are grounded in the Tibetan diaspora, and one deals with both classical Tibetan history and current affairs. The mass representation of Tibetan self, delivered through various literary vehicles, by linguistic competence, body decoration, landscape, or individual deportment, constitutes the basic theme of this collection. The volume is useful for any student of Tibet and those interested in the process of identity formation and presentation. (from the Publisher's website)

Table of Contents: Introduction – The Quest for Introduction – The Quest for Understanding the Modern Tibetan Self / P. Christiaan Klieger - - A Guide to Little Lhasa: The Role of Symbolic Geography of Dharamsala in Constituting Tibetan Diasporic Identity / Dibyesh Anand - - Tibetan Religious Nationalism: Western Fantasy or Empowering Vision? / Georges Dreyfus - - Biography by Installment: Tibetan Language Reportage on the Lives of Reincarnate Lamas / Kevin Garratt - - Polyandry in Dharamsala: Plural-Husband Marriage in a Tibetan Refugee Community in Northwest India / Nellie Grent - - Engendering Tibet: Power, Self, and Change in the Diaspora / P. Christiaan Klieger - - New Age Namtar: Tibetan Autobiographies in English / Laurie Howell McMillin - - Lion of the Snowy Mountains, the Tibetan Poet Yi dam Tse ring and his Chinese Poetry: Reconstructing Tibetan Cultural Identity in Chinese / Lara Maconi - - A Myth of Tibet: Reverse Orientalism and Soft Power / Jan Magnusson - - Visions, Arcane Claims, and Hidden Treasures: Charisma and Authority in a Present-Day Gter ston / Antonio Terrone - - Will the Real Tibetan Please Stand Up!: Identity Politics in the Tibetan Diaspora / Emily Yeh - - Authors' Biodata