Tibet in the Western Imagination
Tibet in the Western Imagination

Author: T. Neuhaus

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2012-08-07

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 1137264837

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Neuhaus explores the roots of the long-standing European fascination with Tibet, from the Dalai Lama to the Abominable Snowman. Surveying a wide range of travel accounts, official documents, correspondence and fiction, he examines how different people thought about both Tibet and their home cultures.

Essay Towards a Dictionary, Tibetan and English
Essay Towards a Dictionary, Tibetan and English

Author: Alexander Csoma de Kőrös

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-03-28

Total Pages: 379

ISBN-13: 1108056474

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First published in 1834, this was the first known dictionary of Tibetan, by the founder of the field of Tibetology. Containing over 20,000 entries with English translations, it begins with a useful guide to understanding Tibetan words, and the entries themselves are arranged primarily under the language's thirty consonants.

Essay Towards a Dictionary, Tibetan and English
Essay Towards a Dictionary, Tibetan and English

Author: Alexander Csoma Koros

Publisher: Furnas Press

Published: 2011-04-01

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 1446057585

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Hidden Lands in Himalayan Myth and History
Hidden Lands in Himalayan Myth and History

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Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2020-11-30

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13: 9004437681

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Hidden Lands in Himalayan Myth and History showcases recent scholarship, photo essays, maps, and translations about hidden lands (sbas yul) across the Himalaya, from historical and contemporary perspectives.