Historical Dictionary of Tibet
Tibet is a land bounded by the world's highest mountains, and it is the repository of an ancient culture. For centuries it was viewed by Europeans as a remote, mystical place populated by Buddhist masters with supernatural powers and profound wisdom. In contrast to this image, it was once a warlike country whose expansionist rulers conquered a vast empire that incorporated much of central Asia and parts of China. Even now the Tibetan Plateau remains a scene of contestation, both ideologically and militarily. Major popular uprisings in 1959, 1988, and 2008 have drawn the attention of the world's media, and its religious teachers often attract…
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Weitere Autoren: Templeman, David
- ISBN: 978-0-8108-6805-2
- EAN: 9780810868052
- Produktnummer: 12137972
- Verlag: Scarecrow Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 834 S.
- Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.7 cm x D5.2 cm 1'410 g
- Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 1410
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John Powers is professor of Asian Studies at Australian National University. He is the author of 16 books and more than 50 academic articles. David Templeman is an adjunct scholar at the Monash Asia Institute at Monash University. He has more than 40 years of experience of academic study of Tibetan history, culture, and religion.
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