High Religion : A Cultural and Political History of Sherpa Buddhism by Sherry B. Ortner - 1989

Princeton University Press, 1989. Paperback. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Princeton University Press, 1989. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Princeton University Press, 1989. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Princeton University Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Princeton University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Princeton University Press, 1989-09-01. Paperback. Good.

Princeton University Press, 1989. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Clean, tight copy. Some wear to cover.

Princeton University Press, 9/1/1989 12:00:01 AM. paperback. Acceptable. 0.6000 in x 9.0000 in x 6.2000 in. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.

US: Princeton University Press, 1990. Paperback. Good. An eminent anthropologist examines the foundings of the first celibate Budd hist monasteries development that was a major departure from "folk" or "pop ular" Buddhism. Sherry Ortner is the first to integrate social scientific a nd historical modes of analysis in a study of the Sherpa monasteries and on e of the very few to attempt such an account for Buddhist monasteries anywh ere. Combining ethnographic and oral-historical methods, she scrutinizes th e interplay of political and cultural factors in the events culminating in the foundings. Her work constitutes a major advance both in our knowledge o f Sherpa Buddhism and in the integration of anthropological and historical modes of analysis. At the theoretical level, the book contributes to an emerging theory of "practice," an explanation of the relationship between human intentions and actions on the one hand, and the structures of society and culture that emerge from and feed back upon those… Read More

1989. Paperback. UsedVeryGood.