An account of Tibet : the travels of Ippolito Desideri of Pistoia, S.J., 1712-1727 /
First published in 1932. As well as an extensive introduction, this edition contains notes to all four books, a bibliographical index, a general index and an index of Tibetan words. The introduction is particularly valuable in that it sets the importance of Desideri's mission in the general con...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
RoutledgeCurzon,
2005.
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| Series: | Broadway travellers (RoutledgeCurzon (Firm)) ;
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| Summary: | First published in 1932. As well as an extensive introduction, this edition contains notes to all four books, a bibliographical index, a general index and an index of Tibetan words. The introduction is particularly valuable in that it sets the importance of Desideri's mission in the general context of the Jesuit Missions to Tibet. In Desideri's account we receive the first accurate general description of Tibet: from the natural world to the sociological and anthropological aspects of the people and a complete exposition of Lamaism. His is the only complete reconstruction that we possess. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 474 pages, 17 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-440) and indexes. "Bibliography of Desideri": pages xv-xviii |
| ISBN: | 0203307399 9780203307397 1134278780 9781134278787 1280377356 9781280377358 9786610377350 6610377359 1134278772 9781134278770 |
