books.google.co.uk - Prisoners of Shangri-La is a provocative analysis of the romance of Tibet, a romance that, even as it is invoked by Tibetan lamas living in exile, ultimately imprisons those who seek the goal of Tibetan independence from Chinese occupation. "Lopez lifts the veil on America's romantic vision of Tibet...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Prisoners_of_Shangri_La.html?id=mjUHF7kQfVAC&q=religious&utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePrisoners of Shangri-La