TY - BOOK AU - Kapstein, Matthew. AU - Matthew T. Kapstein TI - The Tibetans SN - 9780631225744 U1 - 951.5 KAP PY - 2013/// CY - , Somerset PB - : Wiley KW - Civilization KW - China Tibet Autonomous Region KW - China Civilization KW - Tibet Autonomous Region N1 - Cover Title Page Contents List of Figures List of Maps Preface Acknowledgments A Note on Transcription and Translation 1 The Vessel and Its Contents High Peaks, Pure Earth Peasants, Nomads, and Traders The Tibetan Language 2 Prehistory and Early Legends Sources of Archeological Evidence Children of the Ape and the Ogress Tibetan Religion before Buddhism 3 The Tsenpo�s Imperial Dominion The Rise of the Tibetan Empire Later Monarchs and the Promotion of Buddhism The Empire�s Implosion 4 Fragmentation and Hegemonic Power Dynastic Successors and the Kingdom of Gugé The Buddhist Renaissance Mongols and Tibetan Buddhists Successive Hegemonies Tibetan Buddhism and the Ming Court 5 The Rule of the Dalai Lamas Monastics and Monarchs Between Mongols and Manchus Regency and Retreat Cultural Developments in Eastern Tibet The Life and Times of the Great Thirteenth 6 Tibetan Society Property, Economy, and Social Class Government and Law Marriage and Kinship Women in Traditional Tibet 7 Religious Life and Thought Propitiation, Therapy, and the Life-cycle Buddhist Basics Monastic Institutions and Education Tantrism and Yoga Major Orders and Schools Festivals, Pilgrimages, and Ritual Cycles 8 The Sites of Knowledge The Speech-Goddess�s Mirror To Form Body, Speech, and Mind Medicine, Astronomy, and the Divinatory Sciences 9 Tibet in the Modern World The End of Traditional Tibet Rebellion and Exile The Promise and Peril of Century�s End Notes Spellings of Tibetan Names and Terms N2 - In the past, for largely geographical reasons, Tibet was isolated from the rest of the world, which meant that our country, people and culture were not only shrouded in mystery, but often gravely misunderstood. More recently, as interest has grown, scholarship concerning Tibet has improved beyond expectation, although it has often singled out narrow topics for consideration. ER -