Tibetan Manuscripts and Early Printed Books, Volume II
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$80.83
- Paperback
277 pages
- Release Date
15 March 2024
Summary
Unveiling Tibetan Literary Treasures: A Journey Through Manuscripts and Early Printed Books
Tibetan Manuscripts and Early Printed Books, Volume II explores the major categories of traditional Tibetan books, introducing their specific features and the main approaches to their study. In five major sections, it surveys manuscript collections including Buddhist scriptural canons, official and administrative documents, works on technical subjects—medicine, veter…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781501771255 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1501771256 |
| Author: | Matthew T. Kapstein |
| Publisher: | Cornell University Press |
| Imprint: | Cornell University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 277 |
| Release Date: | 15 March 2024 |
| Weight: | 1.36kg |
| Dimensions: | 305mm x 229mm |
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Matthew T. Kapstein
Contributors: Cathy Cantwell, Ricardo Canzio, Matthew T. Kapstein, Petra Maurer, Robert Mayer, Charles Ramble, Hanna Schneider, Peter Schwieger, Jan-Ulrich Sobisch, Helmut Tauscher, Stacey Van Vleet, and Vesna A. Wallace.
Matthew T. Kapstein is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris and Associate of the Divinity School of the University of Chicago. His many books include The Tibetans and The Tibetan Assimilation of Buddhism.
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