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| Book Review: "The Tibetans," By Matthew T. Kapstein | ||
| 作者 | Robert Barnett |
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| 出處題名 | Religious Studies Review |
| 卷期 | v.36 n.3 |
| 出版日期 | 2010.09.22 |
| 頁次 | 248 - 249 |
| 出版者 | Wiley-Blackwell |
| 出版者網址 | http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/ |
| 出版地 | Oxford, UK [牛津, 英國] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article; 書評=Book Review |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 附註項 | Author Information Columbia University |
| 摘要 | That a major scholar has put together a textbook on the history and culture of Tibet will come as a relief to all with serious interest in the subject, given how much myth and speculation has been written on this topic. Kapstein's work provides a highly accessible and comprehensive account of scholarship on the subject, ensuring that his book will feature prominently on reading lists for students at all levels, especially undergraduates. He provides detailed descriptions of the geography, archeology, prehistory, culture, religion, society, and arts of Tibet, grouped around a detailed narrative account of Tibetan history from before the imperial period (seventh to ninth centuries) to the present day, including much material that will be new to almost all readers as well as copious translations from Tibetan writings. Kapstein emphasizes the diversity within Tibetan areas, practices, histories, and beliefs; and he roots his discussions in a broad notion of economic pragmatism, showing how the competition for regime survival and dominance can explain tensions in religion as well as politics. The book includes lucid explanations of contemporary controversies among specialists, such as the debate over which king first introduced Buddhism to Tibet, the use of religion as an “ideological mask” to justify sectarian massacres throughout the Buddhist period, the disastrous dependence of Tibetan factions on foreign armies since the seventeenth century, and the current emergence of Chinese as the language of choice for many young Tibetans. |
| ISSN | 0319485X (P); 17480922 (E) |
| 點閱次數 | 106 |
| 建檔日期 | 2014.10.27 |
| 更新日期 | 2019.12.02 |
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