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- catalog abstract "In this book, Donald Lopez provides the first cultural history of the strange encounter between Tibetan Buddhism and the West. Charting the flights of Western fantasies of Tibet and its Buddhist legacy, Lopez presents fanciful visions of Tibetan life and religion, ranging from the utopian to the demonic. He examines, among much else, the politics of the term "Lamaism," a pejorative name for Tibet's religion; the various theosophical, psychedelic, and New Age purposes served by The Tibetan Book of the Dead; the strange case of the Englishman with three eyes; and the unexpected history of the most famous of all Buddhist mantras, om mani padme hum. Throughout, Lopez demonstrates how myths of Tibet pervade both the products of pop culture and learned scholarly works.".
- catalog contributor b10646556.
- catalog created "1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
- catalog description "1. The Name -- 2. The Book -- 3. The Eye -- 4. The Spell -- 5. The Art -- 6. The Field -- 7. The Prison.".
- catalog description "In this book, Donald Lopez provides the first cultural history of the strange encounter between Tibetan Buddhism and the West. Charting the flights of Western fantasies of Tibet and its Buddhist legacy, Lopez presents fanciful visions of Tibetan life and religion, ranging from the utopian to the demonic. He examines, among much else, the politics of the term "Lamaism," a pejorative name for Tibet's religion; the various theosophical, psychedelic, and New Age purposes served by The Tibetan Book of the Dead; the strange case of the Englishman with three eyes; and the unexpected history of the most famous of all Buddhist mantras, om mani padme hum. Throughout, Lopez demonstrates how myths of Tibet pervade both the products of pop culture and learned scholarly works.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "x, 283 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0226493105 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Chicago : University of Chicago Press,".
- catalog spatial "China Tibet Autonomous Region.".
- catalog subject "294.3/923 21".
- catalog subject "BQ7604 .L66 1998".
- catalog subject "Buddhism China Tibet Autonomous Region.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. The Name -- 2. The Book -- 3. The Eye -- 4. The Spell -- 5. The Art -- 6. The Field -- 7. The Prison.".
- catalog title "Prisoners of Shangri-La : Tibetan Buddhism and the West / Donald S. Lopez, Jr.".
- catalog type "text".