Unearthing Himalayan Treasures
Festschrift for Franz-Karl Ehrhard
1st Edition
Published on 8. April 2019
Book
Hardback
XXIV, 488 pages
978-3-923776-62-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Festschrift celebrates Franz-Karl Ehrhard, Professor of Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich from 2003 to 2019. Offered on the occasion of his 65th birthday, it comprises 26 papers by friends and colleagues to honour his outstanding and far-reaching contributions to the field of Tibetan Studies. Mirroring Franz-Karl Ehrhard's research interests, the papers centre on the religious and literary traditions of Tibet and the Himalayas, including sacred geography, religious history, philosophy, and studies in textual production and transmission.