Status
Available
Call number
Collection
Publication
Dover Publications (1971), Edition: Illustrated, 368 pages
Description
A practicing Buddhist and Oriental linguist recounts supernatural events she witnessed in Tibet during the 1920s. Intelligent and witty, she describes the fantastic effects of meditation and shamanic magic -- levitation, telepathy, more. 32 photographs.
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LibraryThing member EricCostello
An oft-times very difficult book to get through, as the author is very thorough in her examination of mystical and magical practices in Tibet. In some ways, it's a bit more of a textbook than it is a travelogue. But the book comes alive with some of her incredible descriptions of the scenery she
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saw in both Sikkim and Tibet, scenery that is gone forever. That's one of the real values in this book, and makes it well worth reading. Show Less
Subjects
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1929
Physical description
368 p.; 5.5 x 0.75 inches
ISBN
0486226824 / 9780486226828
UPC
800759226825