The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Biography (Lives of Great Religious Books, 8) by Lopez Jr., Donald S - 2011-02-27

Princeton University Press, 2011. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Princeton University Press. New. 2011. Reprint. Hardcover. New.

Princeton. 2011. Princeton University Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 9780691134352. Lives of Great Religious Books. 173 pages. hardcover. keywords: Religion Tibet History. FROM THE PUBLISHER - THE TIBETAN BOOK OF THE DEAD is the most famous Buddhist text in the West, having sold more than a million copies since it was first published in English in 1927. Carl Jung wrote a commentary on it, Timothy Leary redesigned it as a guidebook for an acid trip, and the Beatles quoted Leary's version in their song ‘Tomorrow Never Knows.' More recently, the book has been adopted by the hospice movement, enshrined by Penguin Classics, and made into an audiobook read by Richard Gere. Yet, as acclaimed writer and scholar of Buddhism Donald Lopez writes, ‘THE TIBETAN BOOK OF THE DEAD is not really Tibetan, it is not really a book, and it is not really about death.' In this compelling introduction and short history, Lopez tells the strange story of how a relatively obscure and… Read More

Hardback. Very Good.

Princeton University Press , pp. x + 173 . Hardback. New.

Hardback. New. "The Tibetan Book of the Dead" is the most famous Buddhist text in the West, having sold more than a million copies since it was first published in English in 1927. This title tells the story of how a relatively obscure and malleable collection of Buddhist texts of uncertain origin came to be so revered - and so misunderstood - in the West.

Princeton Univ Pr, 2011. Hardcover. New. reprint edition. 173 pages. 8.00x4.75x1.00 inches.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Princeton University Press, 2011-02-26. hardcover. New. 4x1x8. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

Princeton University Press, 2011-02-27. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!