Dreamworlds of Shamanism and Tibetan Buddhism

Released on by Angela Sumegi
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  • Dreamworlds of Shamanism and Tibetan Buddhism Book Detail

  • Author : Angela Sumegi
  • Release Date : 2008-05-08
  • Publisher : State University of New York Press
  • Genre : Religion
  • Pages : 182
  • ISBN 13 : 0791478262
  • File Size : 80,80 MB
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Dreamworlds of Shamanism and Tibetan Buddhism by Angela Sumegi PDF Summary

Book Description: Dreamworlds of Shamanism and Tibetan Buddhism explores the fertile interaction of Buddhism, shamanism, and Tibetan culture with the subject of dreaming. In Tibetan Buddhist literature, there are numerous examples of statements that express the value of dreams as a vehicle of authentic spiritual knowledge and, at the same time, dismiss dreams as the ultra-illusions of an illusory world. Examining the "third place" from the perspective of shamanism and Buddhism, Angela Sumegi provides a fresh look at the contradictory attitudes toward dreams in Tibetan culture. Sumegi questions the longstanding interpretation that views this dichotomy as a difference between popular and elite religion, and theorizes that a better explanation of the ambiguous position of dreams can be gained through attention to the spiritual dynamics at play between Buddhism and an indigenous shamanic presence. By exploring the themes of conflict and resolution that coalesce in the Tibetan experience, and examining dreams as a site of dialogue between shamanism and Buddhism, this book provides an alternate model for understanding dreams in Tibetan Buddhism.

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