{"product_id":"imagining-tibet-perceptions-projections-and-fantasies","title":"Imagining Tibet: Perceptions, Projections, and Fantasies","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the past century, the Western view of Tibet has evolved from an exotic Shangri-la filled with golden idols and the promise of immortality, to a peaceful land with an enlightened society now ravaged by outside aggression. How and why did our perception change How accurate are our modern conceptions of Tibet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImagining Tibet is a collection of essays that reveal these Western conceptions. Providing an historical background to the West's ever-changing relationship with Tibet, Donald Lopez, Jeffrey Hopkins, Jamyang Norbu, and other noted scholars explore a variety of topics - from Western perceptions of Tibetan approaches to violence, monastic life, and life as a nation in exile, to representations of Tibet in Western literature, art, environmentalism, and the New Age movement.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Outpost","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45970703810607,"sku":"9780861711918","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bcafitnessshop.com\/products\/imagining-tibet-perceptions-projections-and-fantasies","provider":"BCA Fitness shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}