Chasing the Phantom
On sale
21st May 2014
Price: £16.99
Living Now Book Award, 2014
Genre
Adventure Holidays / Oriental & Indian Philosophy / Spirituality & Religious Experience / Travel Writing
Selected:
Paperback / ISBN-13: 9781848191723
Eduard Fischer takes us on an exploration of myth, art, science, and the sacred space of high mountains. This is an account of adventure and deep reflection accompanied by a selection of the author’s stunning colour photographs.
After first visiting the Trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh in 1985, he returned again and again, seeking to catch a glimpse of the phantom of the Himalayas – the elusive snow leopard. During these visits he became enthralled with the unique culture of this ancient mountain kingdom, one of the oldest enclaves of Buddhism.
The phantom cat itself becomes, at turns, Eduard’s quarry, nemesis, obsession, and finally, in a surprising twist of destiny, his teacher.
After first visiting the Trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh in 1985, he returned again and again, seeking to catch a glimpse of the phantom of the Himalayas – the elusive snow leopard. During these visits he became enthralled with the unique culture of this ancient mountain kingdom, one of the oldest enclaves of Buddhism.
The phantom cat itself becomes, at turns, Eduard’s quarry, nemesis, obsession, and finally, in a surprising twist of destiny, his teacher.
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