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Red Shambhala : magic, prophecy, and geopolitics in the heart of Asia

Title
Red Shambhala : magic, prophecy, and geopolitics in the heart of Asia / Andrei Znamenski.
Author
Znamenski, Andrei A., 1960-
Publication
Wheaton, Ill. : Quest Books/Theosophical Pub. House, 2011.
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Description
xxv, 268 pages : illustrations, map; 23 cm
Summary
Depicts how the Soviet Communists of the 1920s sought to extend their influence over Mongolia and Tibet, using the ancient Buddhist myth of Shambhala as a form of propoganda to further their aims.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-256) and index.
Contents
Shambhala, Kalachakra Tantra, and avenging gods of Tibetan Buddhism -- Power for the powerless : the Mongol-Tibetan world and its prophecies -- Alexander Barchenko : budding red Merlin and his ancient science -- Engineer of human souls : Bolshevik cryptographer Gleb Bokii -- Prophecies draped in red : blood and soil in the heart of Asia -- Red prophecy on the march : Mongolia to Tibet -- The great plan : Nicholas and Helena Roerich -- Shambhala warrior in a Western body : Nicholas Roerich's Asian ventures -- Epilogue: The end of red Shambhala.
ISBN
  • 9780835608916
  • 0835608913
  • 9780835608916
  • 0835608913
LCCN
2010047136
OCLC
  • ocn681499968
  • 681499968
  • SCSB-5893405
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries