Journeys of Transformation: Searching for No-Self in Western Buddhist Travel Narratives

by John D Barbour and John D. Barbour

Western Buddhist travel narratives are autobiographical accounts of a journey to a Buddhist culture. Dozens of such narratives have since the 1970s describe treks in Tibet, periods of residence in a Zen monastery, pilgrimages to Buddhist sites and teachers, and other Asian odysseys. The best known of these works is Peter Matthiessen's The Snow Leopard; further reflections emerge from thirty writers including John Blofeld, Jan Van de Wetering, Thomas...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009098837
• ISBN13: 9781009098830
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"