The Tibetan book of the dead : a biography /
Lopez, Donald S., Jr., 1952-
The Tibetan book of the dead : a biography / Donald S. Lopez, Jr. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2011. - x, 173 pages ; 20 cm. - Lives of great religious books . - Lives of great religious books. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-170) and index.
America -- India -- Tibet -- The world.
Examines the history of "The Tibetan Book of the Dead," arguing that this text gained popularity due to the human obsession with death, the Western romance of Tibet, and the manner in which Walter Evans-Wentz compiled the text in a way that reflects American religious life.
9780691134352 0691134359
2010014137
015663996 Uk
Karma-gli?-pa, active 14th century. Bar do thos grol.
Death--Religious aspects--Comparative studies.
Future life--Comparative studies.
BQ 4490 .K373 / L66 2011
The Tibetan book of the dead : a biography / Donald S. Lopez, Jr. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2011. - x, 173 pages ; 20 cm. - Lives of great religious books . - Lives of great religious books. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-170) and index.
America -- India -- Tibet -- The world.
Examines the history of "The Tibetan Book of the Dead," arguing that this text gained popularity due to the human obsession with death, the Western romance of Tibet, and the manner in which Walter Evans-Wentz compiled the text in a way that reflects American religious life.
9780691134352 0691134359
2010014137
015663996 Uk
Karma-gli?-pa, active 14th century. Bar do thos grol.
Death--Religious aspects--Comparative studies.
Future life--Comparative studies.
BQ 4490 .K373 / L66 2011