Peaks and Lamas: A Classic Book on Mountaineering, Buddhism and Tibet

Several years ago, Wendell Berry recommended we read Marco Pallis' Peaks and Lamas. He had obtained a...
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Peaks and Lamas: A Classic Book on Mountaineering, Buddhism and Tibet by Pallis, Marco

Peaks and Lamas: A Classic Book on Mountaineering, Buddhism and Tibet

$49.61

Peaks and Lamas: A Classic Book on Mountaineering, Buddhism and Tibet

$49.61
Author: Marco Pallis
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Several years ago, Wendell Berry recommended we read Marco Pallis' Peaks and Lamas. He had obtained a copy of this out of print and elusive title, and upon reading it wrote saying, "I have a very high opinion of it." He praised the writing on travel and mountaineering, but he was specially drawn to the writing about Buddhism, the chapters on Tibetan Art, and went on "this is the best book, in my limited reading, in connecting a form of Buddhism with its sustaining culture. It would be useful to anybody interested in what a traditional culture is or might be, and how such a culture might preserve itself."
With Wendell Berry, Gary Snyder and Robert Aitken offering encouragement, we could hardly ignore the imperative of putting this remarkable text, out of print for at least thirty years, back into print for a whole new generation of readers.



Author: Marco Pallis
Publisher: Catapult
Published: 12/15/2004
Pages: 496
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781593760588


Review Citation(s):
Ingram Advance 01/01/2005 pg. 115

About the Author
Marco Alexander Pallis was a Greek-British author and mountaineer with close affiliations to the Traditionalist School. He wrote works on the religion and culture of Tibet.

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