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The Search For Shangri-La

By Charles Allen

The Search For Shangri-La Social Sciences

The Search For Shangri-La

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The idea of a hidden refuge, a paradise far from the stresses of modern life, has universal appeal. In 1932 the writer James Hilton coined the word 'Shangri-La' to describe such a place, when he gave that name to a hidden valley in the Himalayas in his novel LOST HORIZON. In THE SEARCH FOR SHANGRI-LA acclaimed traveller and writer Charles Allen explores the myth behind the story. He tracks down the sources that Hilton drew upon in writing his popular romance, and then sets out to discover what lies behind the legend that inspired him. In the course of a lively and amusing account of his four journeys into Tibet, Allen also gives us a controversial new reading of the country's early history, shattering our notions of Tibet as a Buddhist paradise and restoring the mysterious pre-Buddhist religion of Bon to its rightful place in Tibetan culture. He also locates the lost kingdom of Shang-shung and, in doing so, the original Shangri-La itself: in an astounding gorge beyond the Himalayas, full of extraordinary ruins.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
320
Release Date:
2000-01-20
Publication Date:
2000-01-20
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0349111421
ISBN13:
9780349111421
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
223 g
Height:
126 cm
Width:
200 cm
Thickness:
24 cm
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