1. Introduction -- 2. Emanating bodies in the transnational terrain -- 3. Commodities, identities and the aura of the other -- 4. Monasteries, patrons and the presence of money in a spiritualized economy -- 5. Talking about monks : discourses of tradition and productivity -- 6. Identifying narratives : a search for Buddhist subjects and communities -- 7. Producing (western) Buddhists -- 8. Dharma and difference : practical discourses -- 9. Tibetan Buddhism : national culture and global treasure
Summary
This anthropological study examines the encounter between Western travellers and Tibetan exiles in Bodhanath, on the outskirts of Kathmandu and analyses the importance of Buddhism in discussions of political, cultural and religious identity
Notes
A Revision of the author's thesis--University of Washington
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-219) and index
