This PhD Thesis from Dr. Elles Lohuis focuses on the daily life experience in small Tibetan Buddhist monasteries for women in the remote parts of the Northern Himalayas of India. Supported by the Jamyang Foundation; an NGO founded by Venerable Prof. Dr. Karma Lekshe Tsomo; in Dharamsala; India in 1987 these monasteries are the first of its kind to provide monastic and secular education for Tibetan Buddhist women in the Indian Himalayas. This study discusses the global support; the process and the impact of this global support on the daily lives of the nuns in the monasteries in the time frame from 2006-2013. By applying a combination of engaged scholarship methods; photography and spending long periods of time with the nuns; an important part of this study was undertaken in collaboration with the nuns. The vast amount of data collected explores the daily lives of the nuns as well as the necessary context; content and process of change through time. Analysis of the data is done though an integrated; inclusive frame of theories which includes Appadurai’s concept of scapes and work of the imagination (1996); Bauman’s concept of liquidity and individualization (2000); De Certeau’s theory on the duality of place and space (1984) and Bourdieu’s concepts of field and capital (1977).
#837334 in Books Sea Raven Press 2010-05-24Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.50 x 1.82 x 5.51l; 2.26 #File Name: 0982189915822 pages
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. They are so wrong in denigrating a great man of the War Between the States and building ...By Larry ForrestMr. Seabrook has written a thorough defense with plenty of supporting proof showing that the "media" was as effective back then as they are now in spreading lies. I wish the black community would all read this book. They are so wrong in denigrating a great man of the War Between the States and building monuments to cheap politicians like Lincoln. Of course; we are still doing it. After all; we will be building Obama; a President worse than Lincoln; a Presidential Library.The War Between the States was not about slavery but state's rights and tariffs. Slavery was used to give the ignorant a reason to fight.I wish every American would read this book!!6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. The definitive research book on General ForrestBy DonaldThis book contains all of the facts on General Forrest that have been falsely put forth by revisionist history so you can defend Southern history. A great study with extensive sources.The required book for all Forrest fans and Southern history buffs.5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. excellentBy dantompkinsdantompkinseasy to read. referenced very well. reveals the misconceptions promoted by the historical revisionists. delivered by a Southerner with a Southern perspective.
