White Mountain: A Cultural Adventure Through the Himalayas

by Robert Twigger

Book Overview

Home to mythical kingdoms, wars and expeditions, and strange and magical beasts, the Himalayas have always loomed tall in our imagination. These mountains, home to Buddhists, Bonpos, Jains, Muslims, Hindus, shamans and animists, to name only a few, are a place of pilgrimage and dreams, revelation and war, massacre and invasion, but also peace and unutterable calm. They are a central hub of the world's religion, as well as a climber's challenge...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1681775352
• ISBN13: 9781681775357
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.2" x 9.1"