"The Great courses, Topic: History ; Subtopic: Civilization & culture"--Cover. "Course no. 30390"--Disc labels. 24 lectures lasting an average of 22 minutes each. Course guidebooks laid in each container. Guidebooks contain outlines for each lecture. Includes bibliographical references in course guidebook. Instructor, Constance Kassor, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Lawrence University.
Contents:
Disc 4. The history of Tibet in 24 questions. When the Dalai Lama broke with China ; The birth of Buddhism's powerful Gelug sect ; The Zhang Zhang and Yarlung dynasties ; Tibetan prehistory in folktales and song ; How the Tibetan language invented an empire -- Disc 2. The Buddha and the four noble truths ; Christians, Muslims, and Bonpos of Tibet ; Tibetan tantra and taboo ; The good eating and fun of Tibetan cuisine ; What makes Tibetan Buddhism different ; Tibetan Buddhism's oldest sect: Nyingma -- Disc 3. Tibetan Buddhism's revival ; Tibet's reincarnation tradition: Tulkus ; Sakya Buddhism: 1,000 years of family rule ; Tibetan nomads under Chinese centralization ; The festivals of Tibet's 354-day calendar ; The Dalai Lamas' mysterious lives and deaths -- Disc 4. Tibet's old traditions enter a new century ; World War II, China, and the 14th Dalai Lama ; Tibetan diaspora: hardship and new realities; How Tibetan art keeps heart and soul alive ; A future Tibet without the Dalai Lama? ; The history of Tibet in 24 questions.
Summary:
"In Tibet: History, Culture, and Religion, Professor Constance Kassor, will show you the real, multi-dimensional Tibet and its people who live on the 'Roof of the World,' the highest and largest plateau on Earth. In 24 fascinating lectures, you will learn how Tibet's history was shaped by kings and kingdoms, power struggles, religion, traditions, and wars and peace. Today, geopolitical struggles, modernism, and the exile of its religious leaders form an existential threat that few other regions face: This is the real Tibet."--Provided by publisher.
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