Civilized Shamans: Buddhism in Tibetan Societies by Geoffrey Samuel

Civilized Shamans: Buddhism in Tibetan Societies

Geoffrey Samuel

640 pages first pub 1993 (editions)

nonfiction history religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Civilized Shamans examines the nature and evolution of religion in Tibetan societies from the ninth century up to the Chinese occupation in 1950. Geoffrey Samuel argues that religion in these societies developed as a dynamic amalgam of strands of ...

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