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Prisoners of Shangri-La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West
Donald S. Lopez Jr.
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| #1049242 in Books | 1999-05-01 | 1999-05-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.00 x.80 x6.00l,.90 | File type: PDF | 294 pages||1 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| One of the best books I have ever read|By Geoff Puterbaugh|Other reviewers have gone into the details, such as the well-known fraudster T. Lobsang Rampa, but this is one of the very best debunkings of "Oriental religions" I have ever read. I have no particular animus against Occidental OR Oriental religions; none of them has convinced me. But I am really very amused by all th|From Kirkus s|In this fine scholarly work, Lopez (Asian Languages and Cultures/Univ. of Michigan) warns his readers away from romanticized visions of Tibet, which ultimately harm that beleaguered nation's prospects for independence. Buddhism, the religion of en
Prisoners of Shangri-La is a provocative analysis of the romance of Tibet, a romance that, even as it is invoked by Tibetan lamas living in exile, ultimately imprisons those who seek the goal of Tibetan independence from Chinese occupation.
"Lopez lifts the veil on America's romantic vision of Tibet to reveal a country and a spiritual history more complex and less ideal than popular perceptions allow. . . . Lively and engaging, Lopez's book raises impo...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.Prisoners of Shangri-La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West | Donald S. Lopez Jr.. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.