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Author: Walter J. Kidd Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9781333465940 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 22
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Excerpt from What Made Tibet Mysterious?: Notes on Tibet's Topography, History and Religion The devotion of Tibetans to charms, spells and magic is so deep - rooted that some of the lamaseries (monasteries) have schools for the teaching of magic to those who are to become lamas (monks) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Walter J. Kidd Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9781333465940 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 22
Book Description
Excerpt from What Made Tibet Mysterious?: Notes on Tibet's Topography, History and Religion The devotion of Tibetans to charms, spells and magic is so deep - rooted that some of the lamaseries (monasteries) have schools for the teaching of magic to those who are to become lamas (monks) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Graham Sandberg Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9781333660680 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 346
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Excerpt from Tibet and the Tibetans Climate in general, p. 21 - The water-supply Of the great rivers, p.. 22 - The seasons in Tibet Spring conditions, p. Qa - Vast range of temperature, p. 25 - The summer season, p. 26 - Autumn and winter, p. 30 - Climate of Lhasa, p. 32 - The snow-line in Tibet, p. 33 - The wind, p. 35. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Thomas Hungerford Holdich Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780260120250 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 0
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Excerpt from Tibet, the Mysterious For the illustrations I am mainly indebted to Major Ryder, Captain Rawling, Lieutenant Bailey, M. Sibikofi', Mr. Littledale, Mr. John Thomson, the Paris Geograph ical Society, and to the Royal Geographical Society for the use of their maps. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Heinrich Harrer Publisher: Tarcher ISBN: 9780874772173 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 340
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In this vivid memoir that has sold millions of copies worldwide, Heinrich Harrer recounts his adventures as one of the first Europeans ever to enter Tibet. Harrer was traveling in India when the Second World War erupted. He was subsequently seized and imprisoned by British authorities. After several attempts, he escaped and crossed the rugged, frozen Himalayas, surviving by duping government officials and depending on the generosity of villagers for food and shelter.Harrer finally reached his ultimate destination-the Forbidden City of Lhasa-without money, or permission to be in Tibet. But Tibetan hospitality and his own curious appearance worked in Harrer's favor, allowing him unprecedented acceptance among the upper classes. His intelligence and European ways also intrigued the young Dalai Lama, and Harrer soon became His Holiness's tutor and trusted confidant. When the Chinese invaded Tibet in 1950, Harrer and the Dalai Lama fled the country together.This timeless story illuminates Eastern culture, as well as the childhood of His Holiness and the current plight of Tibetans. It is a must-read for lovers of travel, adventure, history, and culture. A motion picture, under the direction of Jean-Jacques Annaud, will feature Brad Pitt in the lead role of Heinrich Harrer.
Author: Sergius L. Kuzmin Publisher: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives ISBN: 9380359470 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 577
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This book traces the history of Tibetan statehood from ancient times to our days, describes the life of the Tibetans at the times of Feudalism and Socialism, the coercive inclusion of Tibet into People’s Republic of China, the suppression of the national liberation movement, the Cultural Revolution, and subsequent reforms. Many pictures and data concerning these events are being published for the first time.
Author: L. McMillin Publisher: Springer ISBN: 0312299095 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 264
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This book explores two kinds of self-presentation in Tibet and the Tibetan diaspora: that of British writers in their travel texts to Tibet from 1774 to 1910 and that of Tibetans in recent autobiographies in English. McMillin contends that Tibet and the Anglophone West have had a long, complex, and convoluted relationship that can be explored, in part, through analysis of English language texts. The first part of the book explores how a myth of epiphany in Tibet comes to dominate English texts of travel in Tibet, while the second part considers how Tibetan autobiographers writing in English have responded and resisted Western images of them.
Author: Walter J. Kidd
Author: Walter J. Kidd
Author: Walter J. Kidd
Author: Walter J. Kidd
Author: Walter J. Kidd
Author: Graham Sandberg
Author: Thomas Hungerford Holdich
Author: Steve Lehman
Author: Heinrich Harrer
Author: Sergius L. Kuzmin
Author: L. McMillin