Papers by Francoise Pommaret
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), 2013
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BRILL eBooks, 2007
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This illustrated volume presents a wide variety of themes from the historical and modern periods ... more This illustrated volume presents a wide variety of themes from the historical and modern periods of Bhutan, illustrating change and adaptation to new realities.
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HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), Nov 1, 2021
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Religions of Tibet in Practice, 2018
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August 2004 Covering over 47,000 km2, Bhutan is a kingdom situated on the southern side of the Hi... more August 2004 Covering over 47,000 km2, Bhutan is a kingdom situated on the southern side of the Himalayas and inhabited by around 630,000 people. There has been and still is a strong Tibetan influence in various socio-cultural domains, including religion. The study of different aspects of the working-class culture, linguistic data and ecology shows that this country is the cultural and ecological link between Tibet and South-East Asia, not to mention an exceptional repository for Tibeto-Burmes..
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Religions of Tibet in Practice, 2007
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The reach and appeal of Buddhism are its faculty of adaptation to other cultural backgrounds and ... more The reach and appeal of Buddhism are its faculty of adaptation to other cultural backgrounds and languages, and its egalitarian view of sentient beings. Taking a cultural anthropology perspective, this paper would like to illustrate the fact that Buddhism as a globalized and multi-faceted religion is not a new phenomenon, and that Tibetan Buddhism’s diffusion in the West is due to different factors.
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t was a beautiful day of October 1999 when Samten arrived in O rgyan chos gling in the sTang Vall... more t was a beautiful day of October 1999 when Samten arrived in O rgyan chos gling in the sTang Valley of Bum thang. A short but steep walk of 45 minutes took him in full view of the grand mansion sitting at the top of a hillock and dominating the whole sTang valley. Buckwheat fields, pine trees and little hamlets were towered to the North by the cragged summits of the Three Sisters. Prayers flags and chortens dotted the landscape. He had reached a unique place where six centuries of history had taken place in an uninterrupted way. Little did he know that it was the start of a mission which will take him many more times to the top of this hill after a long 11 hours drive from Thimphu. The usual welcoming tea served by impressed ladies for whom Samten was a dge shes from ’Bras spung in Tibet, and therefore worth all the respect. Then the landlady Kunzang Choden, given
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Le Bouthan, petit royaume himalayen, est caracterise par la grande diversite de ses langues. Pour... more Le Bouthan, petit royaume himalayen, est caracterise par la grande diversite de ses langues. Pour communiquer et creer une identite nationale, le dzongkha, "la langue des forteresses", est adoptee dans les annees 1960. Cette langue de l'ouest du pays est apparentee au tibetain et au dranjoke, la langue du Sikkim. Ce livre presente le pays et une grammaire de dzongkha raisonnee. Il cherche a pallier le manque de documentation pour le public francophone.
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Oxford Art Online, 2003
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Tibetan Ritual, 2009
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From the Land of the Thunder Dragon: Textile Arts of …, 1994
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