The Cult of Tara: Magic and Ritual in Tibet (Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions, #2)

by Stephan V. Beyer

Kees Bolle (Introduction)

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"The real history of man is the history of religion." The truth of the famous dictum of Max Muller, the father of the History of Religions, is nowhere so obvious as in Tibet. Western students have observed that religion and magic pervade not only the forms of Tibetan art, politics, and society, but also every detail of ordinary human existence. And what is the all-pervading religion of Tibet? The Buddhism of that country has been described to us, of course, but that does not mean the question has been answered. The unique importance of Stephan Beyeris work is that...Read more
  • ISBN10 0520036352
  • ISBN13 9780520036352
  • Publish Date 12 June 1978 (first published 13 May 1978)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint University of California Press
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 572
  • Language English