Using Kenneth Burke's concept of dramatism as a way of exploring multiple motivations in symbolic expression, Tibet on Fire examines the Tibetan self-immolation movement of 2011-2015. The volume asserts that the self-immolation act is an affirmation of Tibetan identity in the face of cultural genocide.
Format: Hardback
CONTRIBUTORS: John Whalen-Bridge
EAN: 9781137373731
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 4091 g
HEIGHT: 216 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Palgrave Macmillan
DATE PUBLISHED: 2015-10-06
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GENRE: PHILOSOPHY / Eastern, RELIGION / General, RELIGION / History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion
WIDTH: 140 cm
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Book Themes:
Asia, Cultural studies, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Sociology, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, Religion: general, History of religion
“Aside from its particular focus on performances and rhetoric–which may interest those already familiar with the self-immolations–Tibet on Fire also serves as a general introduction to the Tibetan self-immolation phenomenon, and provides comprehensive, introductory-level background on Tiber-China history, Tibetan Buddhism, and international politics vis-à-vis the Tibet-China conflict. Tibet on Fire may thus also be of interest to those seeking a general introduction to the self-immolations themselves as well as the Tibet-China conflict in general.” (Benjamin Wood, Journal of Global Buddhism, Vol. 17, 2016)
John Whalen-Bridge is Associate Professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at National University of Singapore
