| Imagining Tibet: Perceptions, Projections, & Fantasies Contributor(s): Dodin, Thierry (Editor), Rather, Heinz (Editor), Shakya, Tsering (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0861711912 ISBN-13: 9780861711918 Publisher: Wisdom Publications OUR PRICE: $26.06 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 1996 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Political Science | Comparative Politics - History | Asia - India & South Asia |
| Dewey: 951.5 |
| LCCN: 2001026030 |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.1" W x 9.08" (1.43 lbs) 512 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Indian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dodin, Thierry: - 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.Rather, Heinz: - Heinz Raether works as a Tibetologist at the Universities of Ulm. He lives in Dusseldorf, Germany. |
