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9780195645460

Ladakh Crossroads of High Asia

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  • ISBN13:

    9780195645460

  • ISBN10:

    0195645464

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1998-10-29
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

This authoritatively written book is the first to study Ladakh, the celebrated last outpost of Tibetan civilization. Janet Rizvi shows how Buddhism and Islam met at this high-altitude crossroads to form a unique culture, and discusses the region's history, rich oral tradition, economy, literature, and artifacts.

Table of Contents

Illustrations
xvi
Introduction: Where Many Roads Meet 1(7)
Ladakh: Mountain and Valley 8(45)
1. Approaches
8(18)
2. Profile of a Landscape
26(17)
3. Creatures of the Wild
43(10)
Ladakh Past 53(61)
4. The Old Kingdom
53(25)
5. A Change of Direction
78(18)
6. Hazardous Trails
96(18)
Ladakh Present 114(143)
7. The Daily Round
114(15)
8. Polyandry and Polo
129(25)
9. The Native Genius
154(19)
10. Change
173(30)
11. Buddhists, Muslims and Christians
203(14)
12. The Gompas, a Living Heritage
217(40)
Appendix: The Jesuits in Western Tibet 257(8)
Glossary 265(6)
Select Bibliography 271(9)
Index 280

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