Author: Chen Liming

Translated by: Liu Jun

ISBN: 9787508543512

Press:China Intercontinental Press

Publication Date: 2020-8

Abstract

The series “Tibet History and Culture” tells the stories about Tibet from a new perspective. It includes such books as A Brief History of Tibet, A Study of Tibetan Religions, Tibetan Folk Customs, Tibetan Literature, A Snapshot of Tibetan Arts, The Biography of Songtsen Gampo, Drogon Chogyal Phagpa: The First Imperial Preceptor of the Yuan Dynasty, The Ninth Panchen Lama: A Biography and Chief Tibetan Delegate Ngabo Ngawang Jigme.

Folk customs are the cultural representation of the.living conditions and way of life of a group of people. Tibetan Folk Customs gives a thorough and detailed account of the fascinating，often unique folk customs of the people who live on the snowy plateau. In this book readers can catch glimpses of real life in China's Tibet through fol，k customs in housing， cuisine and apparel;etiquette to follow from birth to death， wedding to funeral; the myriad festivals and recreational activities coming from different backgrounds， and the profound religious beliefs that lead to such folk customs.

About the author

Professor Chen Liming of Xizang Minzu University in the ancient city of Xianyang is a State Council Expert for Special Allowance. He has been teaching and researching Tibetan history and culture for many years, making special achievements in Himalayan cultures as well as the general history and culture of Tibet. He has published many academic books including Folk Culture in Tibet and A Walle in the Himalayan Forests： Cultural Journ,ey of the Monba and Lhoba Peoples in,Tibet, in addition to more than 60 theses.

Contents

Introduction

Tibetan Folk Customs： Splendid painting scroll

rich with the snowy plateau's unique features

Chapter Ⅰ

Mellow tea and fragrant wine amid bright

colours - folk customs in daily life

Cuisine

Apparel

Housing

Chapter Ⅱ

Rituals for spirit and life - folk customs in

a person's life

Rituals upon birth

Customs behind names

Marriage customs

Funeral customs

Chapter Ⅲ

Sacred time and space created in magnificent

imaginations - religious beliefs

Folk beliefs

Bon religion

Tibetan Buddhism

Chapter Ⅳ

Festivals through four seasons bring a sea

of happiness - festival customs

Seasonal festivals

Production festivals

Religious festivals

Recreational festivals

Chapter Ⅴ

Combat of strength and skill to amuse

and cultivate - contests and recreations

Folk contests

Folk recreations

Bibliography