Title Mission to Tibet : the extraordinary eighteenth-century account of Father Ippolito Desideri, S.J. / translated by Michael J. Sweet ; edited by Leonard Zwilling.

Publication Info.	Boston : Wisdom Publications, [2010]
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Description	1 online resource (xxiii, 795 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 761-771) and index.
Note	Print version record.
Contents	Illustrations; Technical Note; Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; To the Reader; Book I; Book II; Book III; Book IV; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Appendix E; Appendix F; Appendix G; Appendix H; Table of Tibetan Transliteration; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Translator and Editor.
Summary	When Ippolito Desideri's Historical Notices of Tibet first appeared in an abridged English translation in 1932, it was soon recognized as a classic for its richly detailed descriptions of Tibetan social, cultural, and religious life. The Italian missionary was the first Westerner to learn about Buddhism directly with Tibetan scholars. He was also an eyewitness to some of the most tumultuous events in Tibet's history, of which he left us a vivid and dramatic account. Unfortunately, the earlier translation omitted, truncated, or paraphrased much of Desideri's text, especially his comprehensive t.
Subject	Desideri, Ippolito, 1684-1733 -- Travel -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region.
	Jesuits -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region -- Biography.
	Buddhism -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region -- History -- 18th century.
	Missions -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region -- History -- 18th century.
	Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Description and travel.
	Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Social life and customs -- 18th century.
	Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Religious life and customs.
	1684-1733.
	Eighteenth century.
	Biography.
	Buddhism.
	China.
	Description and travel.
	Desideri, Ippolito.
	History.
	Jesuits.
	Missions.
	Religious life.
	Manners and customs.
	Tibet Autonomous Region (China)
	Travel.
	HISTORY -- Asia -- China.
	Travel. (OCoLC)fst01155558
Added Author	Sweet, Michael J. (Michael Jay), 1945-
	Zwilling, Leonard.
Added Title	Notizie istoriche del Tibet. English
Other Form:	Print version: Desideri, Ippolito, 1684-1733. Notizie istoriche del Tibet. English. Mission to Tibet. Boston : Wisdom Publications, ©2010 0861716760 (DLC) 2010025726 (OCoLC)653084727
ISBN	9780861719303 (electronic bk.)
	0861719301 (electronic bk.)
Music No.	EB00573523 Recorded Books

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