Dispelling the Darkness: A Jesuit's Quest for the Soul of Tibet
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In a remote Himalayan village in 1721, the Jesuit priest Ippolito Desideri awaited permission from Rome to continue his mission to convert the Tibetan people to Christianity. In the meantime, he forged ahead with an ambitious project: a treatise, written in classical Tibetan, that would refute key Buddhist doctrines. If he could convince the Buddhist monks that these doctrines were false, thought Desideri, he would dispel the darkness of idolatry...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0674659708
ISBN13:9780674659704
Release Date:April 2017
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Length:320 Pages
Weight:1.35 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 9.5"
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