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Sources of Tibetan Tradition
Kurtis R Schaeffer
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Description for Sources of Tibetan Tradition
Paperback. Editor(s): Schaeffer, Kurtis R.; Kapstein, Matthew T.; Tuttle, Gray. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 856 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1134.
The most comprehensive collection of Tibetan works in a Western language, this volume illuminates the complex historical, intellectual, and social development of Tibetan civilization from its earliest beginnings to the modern period. Including more than 180 representative writings, Sources of Tibetan Tradition spans Tibet's vast geography and long history, presenting for the first time a diversity of works by religious and political leaders; scholastic philosophers and contemplative hermits; monks and nuns; poets and artists; and aristocrats and commoners. The selected readings reflect the profound role of Buddhist sources in shaping Tibetan culture while illustrating other major areas of knowledge. Thematically ... Read more
The most comprehensive collection of Tibetan works in a Western language, this volume illuminates the complex historical, intellectual, and social development of Tibetan civilization from its earliest beginnings to the modern period. Including more than 180 representative writings, Sources of Tibetan Tradition spans Tibet's vast geography and long history, presenting for the first time a diversity of works by religious and political leaders; scholastic philosophers and contemplative hermits; monks and nuns; poets and artists; and aristocrats and commoners. The selected readings reflect the profound role of Buddhist sources in shaping Tibetan culture while illustrating other major areas of knowledge. Thematically ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
856
Condition
New
Series
Introduction to Asian Civilizations
Number of Pages
856
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231135993
SKU
V9780231135993
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About Kurtis R Schaeffer
Kurtis R. Schaeffer is professor and chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia. He is the author of The Culture of the Book in Tibet and Himalayan Hermitess: The Life of a Tibetan Buddhist Nun. With Gray Tuttle, he is coeditor of The Tibetan History Reader. Matthew T. Kapstein is director of Tibetan ... Read more
Reviews for Sources of Tibetan Tradition
... A welcome addition and marks the maturation of Tibetan studies as a discipline. Bulletin of SOAS This volume is a great achievement and a testament to the hard work of its editors and contributors... Students and other readers wishing to obtain an overview of the contemporary field of Tibetan Studies could not do better.
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