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Prisoners of Shangri-La. Tibetan buddhism and the west

Paperback • 1998 • English

Prisoners of Shangri-La. Tibetan buddhism and the west

By Donald S. Lopez, Jr.

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About the book

Originally published in 1998, Prisoners of Shangri-La provided the first cultural history of the strange encounter between Tibetan Buddhism and the West. Donald Lopez reveals here fanciful misconceptions of Tibetan life and religion. He examines, among much else, the politics of the term “Lamaism,” a pejorative synonym for Tibetan Buddhism; the various theosophical, psychedelic, and New Age purposes served by the so-called Tibetan Book of the Dead; and the unexpected history of the most famous o...Show more

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9780226493107

Published year

1998

Language

English

Original title

Prisoners of Shangri-La. Tibetan buddhism and the west

Format

Paperback

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