Prisoners Of Shangrila

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.

Product details

• Authors: Lopez Jr Donald S, Donald Lopez, Donald S. Lopez Jr, Donald S. Lopez
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 10.05.1999
• Subject: Guides > Spirituality > Esoterics
• EAN: 9780226493114
• ISBN: 978-0-226-49311-4
• Pages: 290
• Dimensions (packing): 15.3 x 22.7 x 1.8 cm
• Series: Tibetan Buddhism and the West; Tibetan Buddhism and the West