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Prisoners of Shangri-La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West - Lopez Jr, Donald S
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Donald Lopez provides in this book a cultural history of the strange encounter between Tibetan Buddhism and the West. He reveals fanciful misconceptions of Tibetan life and religion, examines the movement for independence from China and the politics of the term "Lamaism", a pejorative synonym for Tibetan Buddhism. The book aims to present more than pop-culture anomalies, the history of Tibet presented is embedded in scholarly souces, and constitute a union of both the popular and academic.

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Prisoners of Shangri-La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West 2018, University of Chicago Press

ISBN-13: 9780226485485

Enlarged edition

Trade paperback

Prisoners of Shangri-La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West 1999, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL

ISBN-13: 9780226493114

Trade paperback

Prisoners of Shangri-La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West 1998, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL

ISBN-13: 9780226493107

Hardcover