What is a mountain? : an ethnohistory of representation and ritual at Pure Crystal Mountain in Tibet.

This dissertation records and analyses the Tibetan cultural discourses and social practices relating to the Himalayan peak called Dag-pa Shel-ri, or 'Pure Crystal Mountain'. The mountain and its environs constitute the borderland district of Tsa-ri in South-eastern Tibet. The area has long...

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Main Author: Huber, Toni
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. Religious Studies 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/5871