The geopolitics of Buddhist reincarnation: Contested futures of Tibetan leadership

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Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 162-169

  McConnell, Fiona ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buddhism; China; Dalai Lama; Geopolitics; Legitimacy; Tibet

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; GEOPOLITICS; LEADERSHIP; MODERNITY; PHILOSOPHY; POLITICAL POWER; RELIGION;

CHINA; XIZANG;

EID: 84877719733     PISSN: 00040894     EISSN: 14754762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4762.2012.01120.x     Document Type: Article

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