Imagining Tibet: Perceptions, Projections, and Fantasies - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0861711912 ISBN 13 : 9780861711918

Editeur : Wisdom Publications, 1996

Synopsis

In the past century, the Western view of Tibet has evolved from an exotic Shangri-la filled with golden idols and the promise of immortality, to a peaceful land with an enlightened society now ravaged by outside aggression. How and why did our perception change? How accurate are our modern conceptions of Tibet?

Imagining Tibet is a collection of essays that reveal these Western conceptions. Providing an historical background to the West's ever-changing relationship with Tibet, Donald Lopez, Jeffrey Hopkins, Jamyang Norbu, and other noted scholars explore a variety of topics - from Western perceptions of Tibetan approaches to violence, monastic life, and life as a nation in exile, to representations of Tibet in Western literature, art, environmentalism, and the New Age movement.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Thierry Dodin is a Tibetologist who has taught at the University of Bonn and recently served as director of the Tibet Information Network in London.

Heinz Raether works as a Tibetologist at the Universities of Ulm. He lives in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wisdom Publications
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0861711912
• ISBN 13: 9780861711918
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 512
• Éditeur: Dodin Thierry, Rather Heinz
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible