The Search for Shangri-La - A Journey into Tibetan History

Zusatztext Retells the adventures of kings and seers! shamans and deities! handling the tales of war! triumph and defeat with mastery Informationen zum Autor Charles Allen is the author of a number of bestselling books about Indian and the colonial experience elsewhere. A traveller, historian and master storyteller he is one of the great chroniclers of India. Klappentext The idea of a hidden refuge, a paradise far from the stresses of modern life, has universal appeal. In 1932 the writer James Hilton coined the word 'Shangri-La' to describe such a place, when he gave that name to a hidden valley in the Himalayas in his novel LOST HORIZON. In THE SEARCH FOR SHANGRI-LA acclaimed traveller and writer Charles Allen explores the myth behind the story. He tracks down the sources that Hilton drew upon in writing his popular romance, and then sets out to discover what lies behind the legend that inspired him. In the course of a lively and amusing account of his four journeys into Tibet, Allen also gives us a controversial new reading of the country's early history, shattering our notions of Tibet as a Buddhist paradise and restoring the mysterious pre-Buddhist religion of Bon to its rightful place in Tibetan culture. He also locates the lost kingdom of Shang-shung and, in doing so, the original Shangri-La itself: in an astounding gorge beyond the Himalayas, full of extraordinary ruins. * Highly entertaining account of four journeys into the Himalayas and Tibet * Includes a ground-breaking survey of the history of early Tibet Zusammenfassung * Highly entertaining account of four journeys into the Himalayas and Tibet* Includes a ground-breaking survey of the history of early Tibet

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Charles Allen, Allen Charles
• Editore: Abacus
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 20.01.2000
• EAN: 9780349111421
• ISBN: 978-0-349-11142-1
• Pagine: 320
• Dimensioni: 127 mm x 203 mm x 19 mm
• Serie: ABACUS TRAVEL; ABACUS TRAVEL
• Categorie: Viaggi > Reportage di viaggio, racconti di viaggio; USA, Tibet, French, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / French, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, TRAVEL / United States / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Chinese, Travel writing, Folklore, myths & legends, United States of America, USA, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, TRAVEL / Asia / East / China, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form