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Bon: The Magic Word: The Indigenous Religion of Tibet (Paperback)
By: Samten G. Karmay and Jeff Watt

Bon: The Magic Word: The Indigenous Religion of Tibet (Paperback)
 
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Author: Samten G. Karmay and Jeff Watt
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780977213122
Publication Date: 2008


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The book contains the work of scholars esteemed in the field and in particular that of Tibetan-born scholar Samten G. Karmay, who has contributed a historical overview of Bon religion to the present volume. Jeff Watt, curator of the Rubin Museum of Art, does much in his essay to distinguish between Bon and Buddhist art, with which it is so often confused, and in doing so brings out its unique character. The other contributors look at specific topics within Bon, including its paintings, sacred geography and its foundation, in efforts to set its art and artefacts within their contexts. The purpose of this book is to enable the reader to appreciate the beauty of Bon art whilst, at the same time, gaining an understanding of the spirit of Bon from the time of its foundation through to the present day.

Bon: The Magic Word: The Indigenous Religion of Tibet, Samten G. Karmay and Jeff Watt, Rubin Museum of Art, Paperback, 2008, 232 Pages, $34.95

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