Women in Tibet, Past and Present
Contributors: Hanna Havnevik (Editor); Janet Gyatso (Editor)
Publisher: C. Hurst & Co
Published: January 1, 2005
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781850656531
Subjects: Anthropology; History of specific subjects; Women's studies; Tibet; Sociology
First sentence: When asked about women in the period of the Tibetan empire (seventh to ninth centuries CE), many Tibetans as well as others interested in Tibetan culture would at least be able to mention two names: the Nepali and the Chinese consorts of the emperor Songtsen Gampo (d. 649).