English in Tibet, Tibet in English
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English in Tibet, Tibet in English
Palgrave, 2001
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"Self-presentation in Tibet and the diaspora"
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book explores two kinds of self-presentation in Tibet and the Tibetan diaspora: that of British writers in their travel texts to Tibet from 1774 to 1910 and that of Tibetans in recent autobiographies in English. McMillin contends that Tibet and the Anglophone West have had a long, complex, and convoluted relationship that can be explored, in part, through analysis of English language texts. The first part of the book explores how a myth of epiphany in Tibet comes to dominate English texts of travel in Tibet, while the second part considers how Tibetan autobiographers writing in English have responded and resisted Western images of them.
Table of Contents
Preface PART I: ENGLISH IN TIBET The Way to Epiphany The First One There: Bogle's Journey In One Ear: Turner in Tibet Manning's Sentimental Journey Barbarian Translations and Impure Forms: Hodgson, Waddell, Blavatsky Kipling's Kim , Lamas, and Epiphanies Younghusband: Arrivals and Departures PART II: TIBET IN ENGLISH New Age Rangnam : Tibetan Autobiographies in English Siblings of the Dalai Lama: Jetsun Pema and Thubten Jigme Norbu Monks' Tales: Geshe Rabten and Lobsang Gyatso The Double Life of the Dalai Lama Reincarnate Lamas: Choegyam Trungpa and Chagdud Tulku Tibetan Women in the Western Buddhist Lineage: Rinchen Dolma Taring and Dorje Yudon Yuthok Political Prisoners: Palden Gyatso and Ama Adhe Resisting Exile Tashi Tsering
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