Glimpses of Tibetan Divination

Maurer, Petra; Rossi, Donatella und Scheuermann, Rolf (eds.) (2019): Glimpses of Tibetan Divination. Past and Present. Prognostication in History, Vol. 2. Leiden: Brill.

Abstract

Glimpses of Tibetan Divination: Past and Present is the first book of its kind, in that it contains articles by a group of eminent scholars who approach the subject matter by investigating it through various facets and salient historical figures. Over the centuries, Tibetans developed many practices of prognostication and adapted many others from neighboring cultures and religions. In this way, Tibetan divination evolved into a vast field of ritual expertise that has been largely neglected in Tibetan Studies. The Tibetan repertoire of divinatory techniques is rich and immensely varied. Accordingly, the specimen of practices discussed in this volume—many of which remain in use today—merely serve as examples that offer glimpses of divination in Tibet.

• Item Type: Monograph
• Faculties: Cultural Studies > Department of Asian Studies > Tibetology
• Subjects: 200 Religion > 200 Religion; 900 History and geography > 950 History of Asia
• ISBN: 978-90-04-41068-8 ; 978-90-04-40737-4
• Place of Publication: Leiden
• Language: English