TIBET Karl-Heinz Everding 1 873429 06 1 £19.99 596pp with illustrations and diagrams 2 fold out maps practical information sewn pbk with double gatefold 205 x 105 mm portrait The Pallas Guide to Tibet is the most comprehensive guide to Tibet ever published. The first part of the guide offers a complete introduction to the history of Tibet and to the astonishingly complex and subtle philosophy and art of Tibetan Buddhism. The second part gives extensive descriptions of all the major sites and routes through Tibet, covering not only the Tibet Autonomours Region itself but also Tibetan areas in Qinghai, Sichuan and Gansu. It is fully illustrated with historical and contemporary photographs, diagrams, maps and drawings of Tibetan deities; many of the illustrations have been specially commissioned and present subjects and places never before photographed. The guide also includes practical travel information, a glossary and comprehensive index. The author, Dr. Karl-Heinz Everding was born in Münster in 1953 and studied Comparative Religion, and Tibetan and Mongolian Studies at Bonn University. He has held positions at the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen and at the universities of Giessen, Bonn and Hamburg. His publications include works on reincarnation, monastic and local traditions, the historical geography and architectural history of Tibet, and the cultural history of Tibet, Mongolia and the Himalayas. Dr. Everding has been leading tours, making trips for academic research and travelling privately in Tibet for over 15 years. He is one of the most distinguished Tibetologists of the younger generation.