W Y Evans-wentz

The Fairy-faith in Celtic Countries W Y Evans-wentz

Publisher Marketing: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. Contributor Bio:  Evans-Wentz, W y WALTER YEELING EVANS-WENTZ, born February 2, 1878, in Trenton, New Jersey, attended Stanford University where he received his B. A. and his M. A. Evans-Wentz traveled extensively in Mexico, Europe, and the Far East. He spent several in Tibet, where he became a Buddhist monk. He was a pioneer in the field of Tibetan Buddhism and authored several classic books on the subject, including the Tibetan Book of the Dead, Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines, the Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation, and Tibet's Great Yogi Milarepa. He died in 1957.