A Note on Transliteration

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. A Note on Transliteration xiii
5. Chronology of Events xv
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. Pilgrims, Fieldworkers, and Secret Agents: Buryat Buddhologists and a Eurasian Imaginary 34
8. 2. Sovereign Bodies: Death, Reincarnation, and Border Crossings in the Transnational Terrain 61
9. 3. The Post-Soviet Treasure Hunt: New Sacred Histories and Geographies 89
10. 4. Disciplining the Monastic Body: Buryat Monks and Nuns 125
11. 5. The Body As Gift: Gender, the Dead, and Exchange in the Chöd Ritual Economy 153
12. 6 Buddhism after Socialism: Money and Morality in the World of Saṃsāra 185
13. Epilogue: Bodies, Gifts, and Sovereignty 208
14. Bibliography 217
15. Index 241