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In 1927, Oxford University Press published the first western-language translation of a collection of Tibetan funerary texts ( the Great Liberation upon Hearing in the Bardo ) under the title The Tibetan Book of the Dead . Since that time, the work has established a powerful hold on the western popular imagination, and is now considered a classic of spiritual literature. Over the years, The Tibetan Book of the Dead has inspired numerous commentaries, an illustrated edition, a play, a video series, and even an opera. Translators, scholars, and popular devotees of the book have claimed to explain its esoteric ideas and reveal its hidden meaning. Few, however, have uttered a word about its history. Bryan J. Cuevas seeks to fill this gap in our knowledge by offering the first comprehensive historical study of the Great Liberation upon Hearing in the Bardo , and by grounding it firmly in the context of Tibetan history and culture. He begins by discussing the many ways the texts have been understood (and misunderstood) by westerners, beginning with its first editor, the Oxford-educated anthropologist Walter Y. Evans-Wentz, and continuing through the present day. The remarkable f

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Author

Bryan J. Cuevas

Publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780195154139

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Religion, Buddhism, Anthropology