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Religions of Tibet in Practice
ISBN: 0691011834
ISBN-13: 9780691011837
Format: Paperback
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Summary
Appearing at a time when the increasing interreligious activity of the Dalai Lama and the growing outcry against Chinese repression have led to a resurgence of public interest in Tibetan Buddhism, the fourth volume in the "Princeton Readings in Religion" series fortuitously provides American readers with the first substantive anthology of Tibetan religious literature in English translation. Its 17 contributors have divided "Religions of Tibet in Practice" into thematic categories (i.e., "remarkable lives," "death and demons," and "time and place,") and included a diverse and representative sampling of significant texts representing all periods of Tibetan spirituality, plus a wide variety of Buddhist sects. The editors have also included an insightful and illuminating introduction encompassing the major themes of Tibetan religious practice.
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"Religions Of Tibet In Practice" is a landmark work, the first major anthology on the topic ever produced. It presents a stunning array of works (hagiographies, pilgrimage guides, prayers, accounts of visits to hell, epics, consecration manuals, sermons, and exorcism texts) that together offer an unparalleled view of the realities of those who have inhabited the Tibetan cultural domain over the centuries. "Religions Of Tibet In Practice" provides a wealth of voices that together lead to a new and more nuanced understanding of the religions of Tibet. Highly recommended for Tibetan studies and world religion reading lists.
-- Midwest Book Review
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr
Published date: 1997
Size: 6.25 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 1.75 pounds
Pages: 560
Publisher's Notes
Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the University of Michigan Donald Lopez gives us the first major anthology on this subject. The book presents a stunning array of sermons, prayers, personal accounts, pilgrimage guides and many other related works, that together offer an unparalleled view of the realities of those who have inhabited the Tibetan cultural domain through the centuries.
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Editor-Donald S. Lopez Jr
Princeton University Press, 1997-03-03. Paperback. Very Good. Shows a few scattered underlines, but is mostly unmarked. Binding solid, uncreased. Cover clean with light edge-wear. ( more information) Offered by Empire Books (United States)
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Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Princeton Univ Pr, 1997. Clean, tight, scattered highlights & marks, 559 pages.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Pay Less Books Malaysia (Malaysia)
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Lopez, Donald S., Jr
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1997. Trade paperback in pictorial cover with the slightest of edgewear to covers, else a clean crisp copy in near fine condition. . ISBN: 0691011834. Softcover. Near Fine. Religion: Buddhism, Philosphy,. ( more information) Offered by Kaboom Books (United States)
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Donald S. Lopez, Jr. (ed.)
Princeton, New Jersey, USA: Princeton University Press, 1996. Printed Pages: 572.. ISBN: 0-691-01183-4. First Indian Edition. Paperback. New/Fine. 16.5 Cms x 25 Cms. Indian Buddhism Buddhist Buddha. ( more information) Offered by Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd (India)
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