Prisoners of shangri la: tibetan buddhism and the west
Auteur :
Lopez, Donald
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226493114
Date de publication :
10 mai 1999
Dimensions :
23,0 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
410 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.