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Highlights
- This unique biography explores the inner journey of a woman whose outer life was a thrilling story of passion and adventure.
- About the Author: Ruth Middleton is a sculptor and writer who divides her time between France and the United States.
- 232 Pages
- Religion + Beliefs, Buddhism
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Book Synopsis
This unique biography explores the inner journey of a woman whose outer life was a thrilling story of passion and adventure. Alexandra David-Neel (1868-1969), born in Paris to a socially prominent family, once boasted, "I learned to run before I could walk!" In the course of a lifetime of more than one hundred years, she was an acclaimed operatic soprano, a political anarchist, a religious reformer, an intrepid explorer who traveled in Tibet for fourteen years, a scholar of Buddhism, and the author of more than forty books. But perhaps the most intriguing of all her adventures was the spiritual search that led her from a youthful interest in socialism and Freemasonry to the teachings of the great sages of India and culminated in her initiation into the secret tantric practices of Tibetan Buddhism. This book reveals the penetrating insight and courage of a woman who surmounted physical, intellectual, and social barriers to pursue her spiritual quest.About the Author
Ruth Middleton is a sculptor and writer who divides her time between France and the United States. This biography is based on her study of the private, unpublished correspondence, documents, manuscripts, and photographs preserved in the Archives of the Alexandra David-Neel Foundation in Digne, France.Dimensions (Overall): 8.44 Inches (H) x 5.6 Inches (W) x .52 Inches (D)
Weight: .63 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 232
Genre: Religion + Beliefs
Sub-Genre: Buddhism
Publisher: Shambhala
Theme: Tibetan
Format: Paperback
Author: Ruth Middleton
Language: English
Street Date: July 1, 1989
TCIN: 91572826
UPC: 9780877734130
Item Number (DPCI): 247-33-8289
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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