Politics of tranquility : the material and mundane lives of Buddhist nuns in post-Mao Tibet / Yasmin Cho.

Author/creator Cho, Yasmin, 1977- author.
Format Book
PublicationIthaca : Cornell University Press, 2024.
Copyright Date©2024
Descriptionxvii, 166 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects
Yarchen Gar.
Buddhist nuns--China. --Tibet Autonomous Region.
Buddhist nuns--China. --Tibet Autonomous Region. --Social conditions.
Monastic and religious life of women--Political aspects. --China. --Tibet Autonomous Region.

Contents Becoming a Buddhist nun in post-Mao Tibet -- Building an encampment -- Intimate things -- New gestures -- Cabbage, tofu, and sausage.
Abstract "Politics of Tranquility examines the Tibetan Buddhist revival in contemporary China with a focus on the material lives of young Tibetan Buddhist nuns in Yachen Gar and explores the surprising political effects that arise from their nonpolitical daily engagements in this remote, mega-sized Tibetan Buddhist encampment."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Cho, Yasmin, 1977- Politics of tranquility. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2024 9781501778827
LCCN 2024015917
ISBN9781501778810
ISBN9781501778803 hardcover
ISBN1501778803 hardcover
ISBN1501778811 paperback
ISBNelectronic book
ISBNelectronic book

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