[PDF.94ql] The Hungarian Who Walked to Heaven-Alexander Csoma De Koros-1784-1842 (Short Lives)

The Hungarian Who Walked to Heaven-Alexander Csoma De Koros-1784-1842 (Short Lives)

[PDF.lm74] The Hungarian Who Walked to Heaven-Alexander Csoma De Koros-1784-1842 (Short Lives)

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 | #3001456 in Books |  2006-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  6.93 x.47 x4.57l,.19 | File type: PDF | 96 pages

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||14 of 14 people found the following review helpful.| The Hungarian Eccentric Father of Tibetan Studies|By Roger Bygott|The Hungarian Who Walked To Heaven
Alexander Csoma De Koros 1784-1842
Edward Fox
Short Books 2001, $8.95/£4.99 p/b
This is a delightful short biography of an eccentric Hungarian scholar who became one of the fathers of Western studies of Tibetan culture. Educated at an austere Calvinis| |An astonishing and unknown story—the founder-scholar of Tibetan culture brought to life. -- Colin Thubron, author of The Lost Heart of Asia

In 1819, the Hungarian linguist Alexander Csoma de Körös set off for Turkistan, in search of the origins of the Magyar people. He was continuously thwarted in his quest—a misunderstood innocent who became unwittingly entangled in the games of imperial intrigue and espionage that were rife in Central Asia at the time. Today, as Edward Fox so deftly illustrates, we have Csoma de Körös to thank for much of what we know about Tibetan culture. Fate e...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.The Hungarian Who Walked to Heaven-Alexander Csoma De Koros-1784-1842 (Short Lives)   |  Edward Fox. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!

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