Prisoners of Shangri La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West

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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.

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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.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 294
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Chicago University Press
Published: 10 May 1999
ISBN 10: 0226493113
ISBN 13: 9780226493114

Prisoners of Shangri La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West

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