Tibetan Literature
Studies in Genre
$92.00
- Paperback
560 pages
- Release Date
1 January 1996
Summary
Tibetan Literature addresses the immense variety of Tibet’s literary heritage. An introductory essay by the editors attempts to assess the overall nature of ‘literature’ in Tibet and to understand some of the ways in which it may be analyzed into genres. The remainder of the book contains articles by nearly thirty scholars from America, Europe, and Asia-each of whom addresses an important genre of Tibetan literature. These articles are distributed among eight major rubrics- two on history and…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781559390446 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1559390441 |
| Author: | Jose Cabezon, Roger R. Jackson, Leonard van der Kuijp, James Burnell Robinson, Paul Harrison |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Imprint: | Snow Lion Publications |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 560 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 1996 |
| Weight: | 726g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 30mm |
| Series: | Studies in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“An outstanding introduction to the panorama of literary arts in Tibet. Everyone with interest in this civilization should study these essays in which the true wealth of Tibetan intellectual life becomes clear—an excellent contribution to the field.“—Dr. Ronald Davidson, Fairfield University Director of Asian Studies
About The Author
Jose Cabezon
Jose Ignacio Cabezon is the Fourteenth Dalai Lama Professor of Tibetan Buddhism and Cultural Studies at the University of California Santa Barbara. Formerly a Buddhist monk at Sera Monastery in South India, Professor Cabezon has authored a number of works on Tibetan literature, Buddhist philosophy, and sexuality. He is originally from Cuba and currently resides in California.
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