Tibet: The Jesuit century (Series IV) - Softcover

TIBET: The Jesuit Century.

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Chris Fessler, Bookseller
(Howell, MI, U.S.A.)

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Book Description green, white & orange illustrated trade paperback soft cover 8vo. very fine cond. near mint cond. looks new. as new. binding square & tight. spine uncreased. covers clean. bottom corner of front cover has small crease. edges clean. contents free of all markings. first edition. first printing (nap). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc~. other than the tiny corner crease, a mint copy. ~ "Number 20 In Series 4: Studies In Jesuit Topics. viii+154p. 5 b&w illustrations. 4 b&w maps. akcnolwedgments. sources. list of maps. bibliography. index. medieval history. travel & exploration. history of central asia. history of christianity. buddhism. philosopy. theology. biography. ~ Between 1624 and 1721, on five occasions Jesuit explorers made their difficult and perilous way to Tibet. They had no experience of others to guide them, and no maps. They experienced hardships and dangers that test modern mountaineers with all their sophisticated equipment. The precursor of these expeditions was the Portuguese Jesuit, Bento de Goes, who from 1602 to 1607 skirted the cauntry on an incredible journey from Agra in India across the Hindu Kush, and the Gobi Desert to Su~chen in western China. In 1624 Antonio de Andrade set out from Agta and thna from northern India and Srinagar attained the Mana Pass, where he became the first European to look down upon the plains of Tibet. From there he went on to Tsaparang, where other Jesuits followed and set up a residence. In 1661 the Austrian Jesuit Johannes Grueber and the Belgian Albert d'Orville, in search of an overland route from China to India were first Europeans to reach Lhasa. In 1626 two other Portuguese Jesuits, Estevao Cacella and Joao Cabral, started from Cochin in south India and reached Shigatse, the seat of the Panchen Lama and of the great Tibetan monastery of Tashi~Lunpo. Finally, and most importantly, in 1716 the Italian Jesuit, Ippolito Desideri, made his way to Lhasa and the Potala, the seat of the Dalai Lama. For five years he lived with the Tibetans and studied their religion, language, and customs. this is the fascinating story of adventurous European Jesuit travels across the roof of world to meet in peace and friendship a people yet unknown to much of that world. Seller Inventory # 9241202

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