The Paradox of Bön Identity Discourse Some Thoughts on The RMA Clan and The Manner of Bsgrags Pa Bon, and On ‘Eternal’ Bön, New Treasures, and New Bön

Tür:

Kitap Bölümü

Yazar:

Henk Blezer

Yayın yılı:

2013

Yayıncı:

BRILL

B?n as an alternative to phyi dar Buddhism, in its subaltern Tibetan niches, typically reacts to and emulates (dominant) Buddhist culture. Dominant Tibetan Buddhist cultural presence is generally perceived, and also consciously construed, as 'foreign' to Tibet. Conquering and cultivating its subaltern niche, B?n consequently construes its alternative identities polemically as 'non-foreign', or at least as 'less foreign'. These and other internal contradictions clearly point to the ad hoc dialogic character of Bon religious historical identity narratives, which, as said, fundamentally prioritise structures and potentials for meaning over historical fact. This, too, may be an observation of wider relevance that begs comparisons. Keywords:dialogic character; Blondeau; B?n; Bsgrags; phyi dar Buddhism; subaltern Tibetan niches; Tibetan Buddhist

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