An Account of Tibet : The Travels of Ippolito Desideri of Pistoia, S.J. 1712- 1727
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0415511437
ISBN-13
9780415511438
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 29th, 2011
Print length
536 Pages
Weight
658 grams
Dimensions
14.00 x 21.80 x 3.50 cms
Product Classification:
Regional studiesReligion: generalTibetan Buddhism
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In Desideri's account we receive the first accurate general description of Tibet: from the eatural world to the sociological and anthropological aspects of the people and a complete exposition of Lamaism.
First published in 1932.
As well as an extensive introduction, this edition contains notes to all four books, a bibliographical index, a general index and an index of Tibetan words. The introduction is particularly valuable in that it sets the importance of Desideri''s mission in the general context of the Jesuit Missions to Tibet.
In Desideri''s account we receive the first accurate general description of Tibet: from the natural world to the sociological and anthropological aspects of the people and a complete exposition of Lamaism. His is the only complete reconstruction that we possess of the Tibetan religion, founded entirely on canonical texts. And all of this more than a century before Europeans had any knowledge of the Tibetan language.
As well as an extensive introduction, this edition contains notes to all four books, a bibliographical index, a general index and an index of Tibetan words. The introduction is particularly valuable in that it sets the importance of Desideri''s mission in the general context of the Jesuit Missions to Tibet.
In Desideri''s account we receive the first accurate general description of Tibet: from the natural world to the sociological and anthropological aspects of the people and a complete exposition of Lamaism. His is the only complete reconstruction that we possess of the Tibetan religion, founded entirely on canonical texts. And all of this more than a century before Europeans had any knowledge of the Tibetan language.
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