Questions of Heaven: The Chinese Journeys of an American Buddhist
Questions of Heaven chronicles a haunting pilgrimage to one of China's holy mountains. For Ehrlich, a practicing Buddhist, the climb is both a spiritual pilgrimage and a troubling encounter with a culture reeling from recent political history.
Questions of Heaven chronicles a haunting pilgrimage to one of China's holy mountains. For Ehrlich, a practicing Buddhist, the climb is both a spiritual pilgrimage and a troubling encounter with a culture reeling from recent political history.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780807073117 (0807073113)
Publish date: March 31st 1998
Publisher: Beacon Press
Pages no: 144
Edition language: English
Small collection of essays about a mountain climbing pilgrimage to China in the mid-90s. Ehrlich finds it a depressing place - until she gets to Lijiang and meets musicians who are trying to preserve some of the heritage that has been shattered by the Cultural Revolution.
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