An Account of Tibet

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 of the Tibetan religion, founded entirely on canonical texts. And all of this more than a century before Europeans had any knowledge of the Tibetan language. Additional ISBNs 9780415346788, 0415346789An Account of Tibet The Travels of Ippolito Desideri of Pistoia, S.J. 1712- 1727 By: Filippo De Filippi Publisher: Routledge Print ISBN: 9780415511438, 0415511437 other ISBNs: 9781134278770, 1134278772 Edition: 1st Pages: 536 Copyright year: 2004 SKU: 9781134278770R90 ? . ?