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One Hundred Thousand Moons

One Hundred Thousand Moons

An Advanced Political History of Tibet

by Tsepon Wangchuck Deden Shakabpa
Hardback
Publication Date: 23/10/2009

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Drawing on a vast array of historical and biographical sources, this volume elaborates Tibetan political history, arguing that Tibet has long been an independent nation, and that the 1950 incursion by the Chinese was an invasion of a sovereign country. The author situates Tibet's relations with a series of Chinese, Manchurian, and Mongolian empires in terms of the preceptor-patron relationship, an essentially religious connection in which Tibetan religious figures offered spiritual instruction to the contemporaneous emperor or other militarily powerful figure in exchange for protection and religious patronage. Simultaneously, this volume serves as an introduction to many aspects of Tibetan culture, society, and especially religion. The book includes a compendium of biographies of the most significant figures in Tibet's past.
ISBN:
9789004177321
9789004177321
Category:
Asian history
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
23-10-2009
Language:
English
Publisher:
Brill
Country of origin:
Netherlands
Pages:
1176
Dimensions (mm):
235x155x74mm
Weight:
2.33kg

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