Gleanings from Desideri's Account Book 1: New Light on Some Episodes of His Life in Tibet
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DOI: 10.1353/bcs.2018.0010
Abstract: abstract:In this essay I reconsider the narrative of Ippolito Desideri's escape from being conscripted into a Tibetan militia during the 1720 Qing military intervention to expel the Dzunghar Mongols, who had occupied Tibet since late… read more here.
Keywords: tibet; gleanings desideri; book new; account book ... See more keywords
Gleanings from Desideri's Account Book 2: The Teacher, the Servant, and the Cook
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DOI: 10.1353/bcs.2018.0012
Abstract: abstract:The domestic life of Ippolito Desideri during his sojourn as a missionary in Tibet (1716–1721) cannot fail to be of great interest, yet he has left us with precious little information in his writings meant… read more here.
Keywords: account; teacher servant; account book; cook ... See more keywords