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The book recounts the journey of Matthiessen and Schaller in 1973 to Shey Gompa in the inner Dolpo region of Nepal. Schaller's original objective was to compare the mating habits of the Himalayan blue sheep (the bharal) with those of the common sheep of the USA, while for Matthiessen the trip was more of a spiritual exploration.Another aim was to spot the snow leopard, a predator on the bharal ...
In The Snow Leopard, author Peter Matthiessen writes of his two month trek with naturalist and zoologist George Schaller as they search for blue sheep (bharal) and possibly, hopefully, a snow leopard too. This was in the fall of 1973, in the Dolpo Region of the Tibetan Plateau in the Nepalese Himalayas.
30 Δεκ 2018 · M. R. O’Connor writes on “The Snow Leopard,” Peter Matthiessen’s account of searching for the reclusive animal in the Himalayas, and how the Zen Buddhism philosophies within it can help...
16 Ιαν 2024 · The Snow Leopard (1978) looks at the world through the lens of Zen, and Tibetan, Buddhism. Matthiessen takes an interest in botany and biology, but he is equally if not more compelled by the...
6 Νοε 2014 · Books. The Snow Leopard. Peter Matthiessen. Random House, Nov 6, 2014 - Biography & Autobiography - 336 pages. Enjoy this special edition hardback of one of the greatest pieces of travel and...
This lovely book (1978) describes a two month search for the snow leopard with naturalist George Schaller in the Dolpo region of Nepal. The book combines the search for the snow leopard with a search for inner meaning (Zen Buddism) Previews available in: English.
18 Οκτ 2016 · In 1973, Peter Matthiessen and field biologist George Schaller traveled high into the remote mountains of Nepal to study the Himalayan blue sheep and possibly glimpse the rare and beautiful...
