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
| 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.
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.
