In the Circle of White Stones

Moving through Seasons with Nomads of Eastern Tibet

Nonfiction, History, Asian, China, Religion & Spirituality, Eastern Religions, Buddhism, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
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Author: Gillian G. Tan, Stevan Harrell ISBN: 9780295999494
Publisher: University of Washington Press Publication: May 1, 2017
Imprint: University of Washington Press Language: English
Author: Gillian G. Tan, Stevan Harrell
ISBN: 9780295999494
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Publication: May 1, 2017
Imprint: University of Washington Press
Language: English

This narrative of subsistence on the Tibetan plateau describes the life-worlds of people in a region traditionally known as Kham who move with their yaks from pasture to pasture, depending on the milk production of their herd for sustenance. Gillian Tan�s story, based on her own experience of living through seasonal cycles with the people of Dora Karmo between 2006 and 2013, examines the community�s powerful relationship with a Buddhist lama and their interactions with external agents of change. In showing how they perceive their environment and dwell in their world, Tan conveys a spare beauty that honors the stillness and rhythms of nomadic life.

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This narrative of subsistence on the Tibetan plateau describes the life-worlds of people in a region traditionally known as Kham who move with their yaks from pasture to pasture, depending on the milk production of their herd for sustenance. Gillian Tan�s story, based on her own experience of living through seasonal cycles with the people of Dora Karmo between 2006 and 2013, examines the community�s powerful relationship with a Buddhist lama and their interactions with external agents of change. In showing how they perceive their environment and dwell in their world, Tan conveys a spare beauty that honors the stillness and rhythms of nomadic life.

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