Bialek, Joanna (2021) Body Exposure and Embalming in the Tibetan Empire and Beyond: A Study of the btol Rite. ACTA ORIENTALIA ACADEMIAE SCIENTIARUM HUNGARICAE, 74 (4). pp. 625-650. ISSN 0001-6446
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Abstract
The paper puts forward a new interpretation of the problematic word btol that is sparsely attested in Old Tibetan sources. The philological analysis is supported by a lexicological survey of potential cognates; taken together these allow us to sketch the word family of btol, and thus to better understand the underlying semantics of the word. It is argued that the term denoted a rite within a funeral ceremony; to be specific, the rite of exposure of the deceased's body before it was interred. In order to contextualise the rite and to assess its cultural significance, this paper also discusses certain funeral customs of later periods.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | history; Embalming; Tibetan Empire; funeral rites; body exposure; Old Tibetan Annals; PT 1042; ITN 283; |
| Subjects: | D History General and Old World / történelem > D0 History (General) / történelem általában P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > PI Oriental languages and literatures / keleti nyelvek és irodalmak |
| SWORD Depositor: | MTMT SWORD |
| Depositing User: | MTMT SWORD |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Nov 2022 07:00 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Dec 2023 00:16 |
| URI: | http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/153514 |
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