Sources of Tibetan Tradition
The most comprehensive collection of classic Tibetan works in a Western language, this volume illuminates the complex historical, intellectual, and social movements of Tibetan civilization from its earliest beginnings to the modern period. It includes more than 180 representative writings of the Tibetan tradition, more than half never before translated into English. The perfect introduction to Tibetan culture for nonspecialists, this anthology also adds greater depth to the research and understanding of more advanced scholars. Selected texts span Tibet¿s vast geography and nearly thirteen hundred years of history, featuring a diverse range of…
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Weitere Autoren: Kapstein, Matthew T. (Hrsg.) / Tuttle, Gray (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-231-13599-3
- EAN: 9780231135993
- Produktnummer: 13309638
- Verlag: Columbia University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 856 S.
- Masse: H23.2 cm x B15.6 cm x D3.7 cm 1'176 g
- Abbildungen: Maps: 2,
- Gewicht: 1176
- Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational
Über den Autor
Kurtis R. Schaeffer is professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University and is the author of The Culture of the Book in Tibet and several other books, including Himalayan Hermitess: The Life of a Tibetan Buddhist Nun. Matthew T. Kapstein is director of Tibetan Studies at the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris and Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Chicago. He is the author of The Tibetans, among many other publications. Gray Tuttle is the Leila Hadley Luce Assistant Professor of Modern Tibet in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University and is the author of Tibetan Buddhists in the Making of Modern China and the editor of Mapping the Modern in Tibet.
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