A mountain in Tibet : the search for Mount Kailas and the sources of the great rivers of India
Allen, Charles, 1940-2013
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Throughout the East there runs a legend of a great mountain at the centre of the world, where four rivers have their source. Charles Allen traces this legend to Western Tibet where there stands Kailas, worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists alike as the home of their gods and the navel of the world.
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London : Abacus, 2013.
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vi, 293 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
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Originally published: London: AndreĢ Deutsch, 1982.Includes bibliographical references and index.
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9780349139388 (pbk)
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915.1'505
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English
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194085
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