Travels in the Netherworld Buddhist Popular Narratives of Death and the Afterlife in Tibet |
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| Author:
| Cuevas, Bryan J. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-534116-4 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2008 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $153.59AUD $247.00 |
Book Description:
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In Travels in the Netherworld, Bryan J. Cuevas examines a fascinating but little-known genre of Tibetan narrative literature about the délok, ordinary men and women who claim to have died, traveled through hell, and then returned from the afterlife. Providing a clear, detailed analysis of four vivid return-from-death tales, including the stories of a Tibetan housewife, a lama, a young noble woman, and a Buddhist monk, Cuevas argues thatthese narratives express ideas about death and the...
More DescriptionIn Travels in the Netherworld, Bryan J. Cuevas examines a fascinating but little-known genre of Tibetan narrative literature about the délok, ordinary men and women who claim to have died, traveled through hell, and then returned from the afterlife. Providing a clear, detailed analysis of four vivid return-from-death tales, including the stories of a Tibetan housewife, a lama, a young noble woman, and a Buddhist monk, Cuevas argues thatthese narratives express ideas about death and the afterlife that held wide currency among all classes of faithful Buddhists in Tibet.