num_pages: 144
description: This richly illustrated volume, with a foreword by the Dalai Lama, explores the themes that have piqued the popular imagination about Tibet. In the light of iconography, pattern, motif, symbolism, pattern, as well as historical and spiritual perspectives, Willis (curator of North Indian and Himalayan collections at the British Museum) discusses topics including the intricate mandalas, the hero-saints, the Dalai Lamas, and the ferocious, sword-wielding multi-limbed gods that served as protectors of the land and religion. Specially commissioned artwork, maps, and color photographs showcase the culture against the broader context of the civilization's wisdom, spirituality, and mythology. 10.5x10.5. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
language: English
title: Tibet: Life, Myth, and Art
titlecomplete: Tibet: Life, Myth, and Art
genres: History, Art, Buddhism
ratings_count: 24
series: Ancient Civilisations: life, myth and art
publisher: Stewart Tabori & Chang