Prisoners of Shangri-La by Donald S Lopez

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Prisoners of Shangri-La by Donald S Lopez

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Résumé

A cultural history of the strange encounter between Tibetan Buddhism and the West. The book reveals the misconceptions held in the West of Tibetan life and religion and examines the politics of "Lamaism" and independence from China, aiming to present both the popular and the academic.

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Prisoners of Shangri-La by Donald S Lopez

Donald Lopez provides in this book a cultural history of the strange encounter between Tibetan Buddhism and the West. He reveals fanciful misconceptions of Tibetan life and religion and examines the movement for independence from China and the politics of the term "Lamaism", a pejorative synonym for Tibetan buddhism. The book aims to present more than pop-culture anomalies, the history of Tibet presented is embedded in scholarly souces, and constitute a union of both the popular and academic.

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SKU Non disponible
ISBN 13 9780226493107
ISBN 10 0226493105
Titre Prisoners of Shangri-La
Auteur Donald S Lopez
État Non disponible
Type de reliure Hardback
Éditeur The University of Chicago Press
Année de publication 1998-05-28
Nombre de pages 290
Note de couverture La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier.
Note Non disponible