Tibet: Why is the mysterious snowy kingdom part of China today?

C 2024

Tibet: Why is the mysterious snowy kingdom part of China today?

BĚLKA, Luboš

Basic information

Original name

Tibet: Why is the mysterious snowy kingdom part of China today?

Authors

BĚLKA, Luboš (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

London – New York, Conteporary China: A New Superpower? p. 156-165, 10 pp. Routledge Studies on Think Asia 22, 2024

Publisher

Routledge

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Kapitola resp. kapitoly v odborné knize

Field of Study

60304 Religious studies

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

printed version "print"

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

ISBN

978-1-032-39509-8

Keywords in English

Tibet; Dalai Lama; Panchen Lama; Tibetan Buddhism; Conteporary China; Superpower

Abstract

V originále

When you say “Tibet”, many people think of adjectives such as “mysterious”, “inaccessible”, and “enigmatic”, but also words such as “Dalai Lama”, “People's Republic of China”, and the “occupation of the Tibetan territory in the early 1950s”. Many clichés and stereotypes about Tibet were created in the Western cultural space linked to the myth about the fabled “Shangri-la” valley as a paradise on Earth isolated from the rest of the world. Historical and political interpretations of the Sino-Tibetan relationship are based on different interpretations. The Chinese conception assumes that Tibet has “always” been part of China. However, there is also the opposite view in which Tibet was a sovereign and independent state, subjugated by China at some point in history. In some accounts, Tibet is even seen as having controlled China at one point. It is not our ambition to favor any of these interpretations; we aim to explain the existence of these different interpretations and try to base our conclusions on facts. In the international context, Tibet is often mentioned in regard to its position within China and the level of political rights of the Tibetan minority under the communist regime. What are the origins of Tibet, and what were the historical dynamics of Tibet-China relations? How did the Dalai Lamas become the political leaders of Tibet, and how did the system change during the 20th century?

Links

GA23-06406S, research and development project

Name: Reprezentace a role tibetského buddhismu v narativech o Tibetu od roku 1950 do současnosti

Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Representations and Role of Tibetan Buddhism in Narratives about Tibet from 1950s to Present

Citovat

BĚLKA, Luboš. Tibet: Why is the mysterious snowy kingdom part of China today? In Kristina Kironska – Richard Turcsanyi. Conteporary China: A New Superpower? London – New York: Routledge, 2024, p. 156-165. Routledge Studies on Think Asia 22. ISBN 978-1-032-39509-8.

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BĚLKA, Luboš. Tibet: Why is the mysterious snowy kingdom part of China today? In Kristina Kironska – Richard Turcsanyi. \textit{Conteporary China: A New Superpower?}. London – New York: Routledge, 2024, p.~156-165. Routledge Studies on Think Asia 22. ISBN~978-1-032-39509-8.

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