Dispelling the Darkness A Jesuits Quest for the Soul of Tibet

In a remote Himalayan village in 1721, the Jesuit priest Ippolito Desideri wrote a treatise in classical Tibetan intended to refute key Buddhist doctrines and dispel the darkness of idolatry from Tibet. Dispelling the Darkness provides extended excerpts from this unfinished masterpiece and a full translation of a companion work.

About the author

Donald S. Lopez Jr. is Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the University of Michigan.Thupten Jinpa is Adjunct Professor of Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy in the School of Religious Studies at McGill University.

Summary

In a remote Himalayan village in 1721, the Jesuit priest Ippolito Desideri wrote a treatise in classical Tibetan intended to refute key Buddhist doctrines and dispel the darkness of idolatry from Tibet. Dispelling the Darkness provides extended excerpts from this unfinished masterpiece and a full translation of a companion work.

Product details

• Authors: Donald S Lopez, Jinpa Thupten, Donald S./ Thupten Jinpa Lopez, Donald S. Lopez, Donald S. Lopez, Ippolito Desideri, Thupten Jinpa
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 30.04.2017
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography
• EAN: 9780674659704
• ISBN: 978-0-674-65970-4
• Pages: 320
• Subjects: Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Missions, HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, HISTORY / Asia / Central Asia, RELIGION / Buddhism / Tibetan, Asian History, Christian ministry & pastoral activity, Tibetan Buddhism