Waiting at the mountain pass : coming to terms with solitude, decline, and death in Tibetan exile /

"This book offers an intimate meditation on aging and dying among elderly exiled Tibetans living in Dharamsala, India. Through close-drawn portraits of these elders, readers walk with them through the heartaches and hopes of facing death alone and on a foreign soil"--Publisher's descr...

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Main Author:	Gill, Harmandeep Kaur (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia : University of Philadelphia Press, [2025]
Edition:	First edition.
Series:	Contemporary ethnography
Subjects:	Tibetans > Migrations > India > Dharmsāla. Exiles > India > Dharmsāla > Social life and customs. Older people > India > Dharmsāla > Social life and customs. Older people > Care > India > Dharmsāla. Aging > Anthropological aspects > India > Dharmsāla. Exile (Punishment) > India > Dharmsāla > Psychological aspects. Death > Religious aspects > Buddhism. Buddhism and culture > India > Dharmsāla. Dharmsāla (India) > Social conditions. Personnes âgées > Soins > Inde > Dharmsāla. Vieillissement > Aspect anthropologique > Inde > Dharmsāla. Bannissement > Inde > Dharmsāla > Aspect psychologique. Bouddhisme et civilisation > Inde > Dharmsāla. Ethnographies. Études ethnographiques.

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