Imagining Tibet: Perceptions, Projections, & Fantasies

In the past century, the Western view of Tibet has evolved from an exotic Shangri-la filled with golden idols and the promise of immortality, to a peaceful land with an enlightened society now ravaged by outside aggression. How and why did our perception change? How accurate are our modern conceptions of Tibet? Imagining Tibet is a collection of essays that reveal these Western conceptions. Providing an historical background to the West's ever-changing relationship with Tibet, Donald Lopez, Jeffrey Hopkins, Jamyang Norbu, and other noted scholars explore a variety of topics - from Western perceptions of Tibetan approaches to violence, monastic life, and life as a nation in exile, to representations of Tibet in Western literature, art, environmentalism, and the New Age movement.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0861711912
• ISBN13: 9780861711918
• Release Date: May 1996
• Publisher: Wisdom Publications
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"