Tibet
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Famoso per la sua cultura unica e per i monasteri buddhisti inerpicati sul tetto del mondo, il Tibet esercita da sempre uno straordinario fascino che affonda le radici nel più lontano passato. Questo libro, scritto con efficace stile narrativo da un grande esperto di storia tibetana, conduce il lettore nel cuore del Paese, dal VII secolo, periodo di gloria dell’impero tibetano, fino ai giorni nostri, analizzando la nascita del buddhismo tibetano, l’ascesa del Dalai Lama, le mire di Inghilterra e Russia – entrambe potenze colonialiste confinanti col Tibet – fino ad arrivare alla rivoluzione del 1911. Oltre a far luce sul complesso rapporto del Paese con la Cina, Van Schaik illustra aspetti della cultura tibetana poco conosciuti o fraintesi, come la reincarnazione del Dalai Lama o Il Libro Tibetano dei Morti. Una narrazione esaustiva e avvincente, che offre la possibilità di conoscere davvero questo angolo tanto importante e controverso del mondo.
- ISBN: 8830437050
- Casa Editrice: Longanesi
- Pagine: 450
- Data di uscita: 29-01-2015
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It's hard to know what to think of a Tibet scholar whose Tibet history begins with an attempt to obfuscate the actual geographic location of his subject. Van Schaik's book on the history of Tibet begins in the preface with "Where is Tibet?" and proceeds to call into question not only where Tibet is
Прекрасный учебник истории — примерно как вернуться в пятый класс и читать истории про разных древних людей просто так, без дурацких вопросов в конце каждой главы. Однако все равно все лучше бы воспринимать с известной долей скепсиса. Например, автор пишет нам, что геше Вангъял в 1951 году свинтил из Leggi tutto
A very readable and balanced biography of Tibet. This book delivered exactly what I was hoping: a basic knowledge of Tibet's story, and some understanding of the controversy around its history. As the author points out in his introduction, the debate over Tibet's identity has turned into a war, and " Leggi tutto
Tibet: A History was published in 2011, but I wish I had been able to read it 20 years ago. It is written in an informative and approachable style, that is not too academic. This history explodes any illusions of Tibet as having been a paradise of serene Buddhist practitioners. Before it became part Leggi tutto
Sam Van Schaik writes in a manner allowing for leisurely reading yet highly informative Tibetan history from 700 AD to present in only 269 pages. Don't be deterred by the seemingly impossible task of writing decent 1,300 year history in this length as it is brevity at it's best. The author captures
Recommended. The most straightforward and concise history of Tibet available in American and British markets. If you're familiar with Tibetan history, it's probably a little controversial on the subjects of Tibet's early history, which itself makes it interesting.
a pretty good story about tibetan history, for general public, and maybe some undergraduate teaching
Tibet's glorious history of thousands of years from medieval to modern ages is compacted in this book akin to the style of story. It all starts with the great tsenpo ; Songsten Gampo who was legendary in the stature captured Chang'an, capital of Tang empire to force, emperor Teizong sign the trea
A very readable book, if too concise. The author has delivered a well-researched but largely anecdotal account that focuses on the key players in Tibetan history. However, there are some unacceptably big gaps; one obvious large hole in the narrative is the story of what happened to the immature Dala Leggi tutto
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