Contents

List of Maps and Ilustrations

Preface

Introduction

Reb kong in the Multiethnic Context of A mdo: Religion, Language, Ethnicity, and Identity

Dge Lugs pa Monasteries in Reb kong and Its Neighbouring Places

Remembering Monastic Revival: Stories from Reb kong and Western Ba yan

Reb kong gyi nyi ma nub pa: Shar skal ldan rgya mtsho sku phreng bdun pa’i sku tshe: 1916–1978 [The Sun Disappears in Reb kong: The Life of the Seventh Shar Skal ldan rgya mtsho: 1916–1978]

Understanding Religion and Politics in A mdo: The Sde khri Estate at Bla brang Monastery

Rnying ma pa and Bon Tantric Communities

Rig ’dzin dpal ldan bkra shis (1688–1743): The ‘1900 Dagger-wielding, White-robed, Long-haired Yogins’ (sngag mang phur thog gos dkar lcang lo can stong dang dgu brgya) & the Eight Places of Practice of Reb kong (Reb kong gi sgrub gnas brgyad)

Rules and Regulations of the Reb kong Tantric Community

Bon Religion in Reb kong

Ritual and Performance in Contemporary Reb kong

Money, Butter and Religion: Remarks on Participation in the Large-Scale Collective Rituals of the Rep kong Tantrists

Reb kong’s Klu rol and the Politics of Presence: Methodological Considerations

Dancing the Gods: Some Transformations of ’Cham in Reb kong

Index