De/Re/Mystification of Tibet in The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11677374 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shelly Bhoil (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 91-109 |
| Publication date | 2013-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South Asian Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0275-9527 • E-ISSN: 2573-9476 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02759527.2013.11932931 |
| OpenAlex | W2775762975 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
The western discourse of Tibet tends to essentialize Tibet as a utopian ShangriLa. Jamyang Norbu, the exiled Tibetan writer, combats the exoticization of Tibet in his novel The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes. He places the ratiocinative English detective in Tibet (to protect the life of the Dalai Lama from Imperial China) and treats him with Asian subjectivities, thus, challenging western notions of identity. In the novel, Norbu also recasts Tibetan mysticism to assert the symbolic significance of Tibetan mystic beliefs. This paper is a study of the politics of mystification, de-mystification, and re- mystification of Tibet as seen in Norbu's novel
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Buddhism · China · Identity (music · Literature · Mandala · Mysticism · Political science · Politics · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · History · Law · Philippine History and Culture
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.1 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2016 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |