Birgit Zotz (born 7 August 1979) is an Austrian writer, cultural anthropologist and an expert on the subject of hospitality management studies.
Birgit Zotz | |
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| Born | Birgit Hutter 7 August 1979 Waidhofen an der Thaya |
| Occupation | writer, anthropologist |
| Citizenship | Austria |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Period | since 2010 (books) |
| Subject | Tibet, Buddhism anthropology of religion, cross-cultural hospitality management |
| Notable works | Destination Tibet (2010) |
| Spouse | Volker Zotz |
| Website | |
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Life
editBorn in Waidhofen an der Thaya, Lower Austria, Zotz grew up in the Waldviertel and in Vienna. From 1993–1997 she attended the Franz Schubert Konservatorium in Vienna, where she studied saxophone. She got a master's degree in tourism studies from Johannes Kepler University of Linz in 2008 and later obtained a master's degree in ethnology from Vienna University under Manfred Kremser.[1] She is married to Volker Zotz, an eminent Austrian philosopher, and a prolific author in the German language.[2]
Career
editBirgit Zotz has published books, essays and articles about Buddhist culture, mysticism and image-building in tourism. She is a lecturer at the International College of Tourism and Management in Bad Vöslau.[3] Since 2005 she has been President of Komyoji, an internationally recognized center for the study of Buddhism in Austria.[4] She is a researcher on the philosophy and life of Lama Anagarika Govinda, whose biography she wrote.[5]
Books
edit- Das Image des Waldviertels als Urlaubsregion. Vienna University of Economics and Business 2006 [5]
- Das Image Tibets als Reiseziel im Spiegel deutschsprachiger Medien. Linz: Kepler University 2008 [6]
- Das Waldviertel – Zwischen Mystik und Klarheit. Das Image einer Region als Reiseziel. Berlin: Köster 2010, ISBN 978-3-89574-734-2
- Destination Tibet. Touristisches Image zwischen Politik und Klischee. Hamburg: Kovac 2010, ISBN 978-3-8300-4948-7
- Zur europäischen Wahrnehmung von Besessenheitsphänomenen und Orakelwesen in Tibet Vienna University 2010 [7].
References
edit- ^ Lexikon des Waldviertels [1] (retrieved 21 October 2011)
- ^ Lebenslauf von Birgit Zotz [2] (retrieved 21 October 2011)
- ^ International College of Tourism and Management, Faculty "ITM - International College of Tourism and Management - LLektoren, Tourismusexperten, Management, mehr Information". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 2011-10-27. (retrieved 21 October 2011)
- ^ Über Kômyôji – Geschichte [3] (retrieved 21 October 2011)
- ^ Birgit Zotz, Tibetische Mystik, – nach Lama Anagarika Govinda [4] (retrieved 21 October 2011)
Sources
editExternal links
edit- Official website
- Komyoji
- Birgit Zotz in the German National Library catalogue