Birgit Zotz (born 7 August 1979) is an

Austrian Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen, see Austrian nationality law * Austrian German dialect * Something associated with the country Austria, for example: ...

writer, cultural

anthropologist An anthropologist is a person engaged in the practice of anthropology. Anthropology is the study of aspects of humans within past and present societies. Social anthropology, cultural anthropology and philosophical anthropology study the norms and ...

and an expert on the subject of

hospitality management studies Hospitality Management and Tourism is the study of the hospitality industry. A degree in the subject may be awarded either by a university college dedicated to the studies of hospitality management or a business school with a relevant departm ...

Life

Born in

Waidhofen an der Thaya Waidhofen an der Thaya (; Czech: ''Český Bejdov'') is an Austrian town located on the German Thaya river in the district of the same name in Lower Austria. It is the northernmost of the capitals of the Districts of Austria. Population Twin ...

Lower Austria Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been Sankt P ...

, Zotz grew up in the

Waldviertel The (Forest Quarter; Central Bavarian: ) is the northwestern region of the northeast Austrian state of Lower Austria. It is bounded to the south by the Danube, to the southwest by Upper Austria, to the northwest and the north by the Czech Repu ...

and in

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

. 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 The Johannes Kepler University Linz (German: ''Johannes Kepler Universität Linz'', short: ''JKU'') is a public institution of higher education in Austria. It is located in Linz, the capital of Upper Austria. It offers bachelor's, master's, d ...

in 2008 and later obtained a master's degree in

ethnology Ethnology (from the grc-gre, ἔθνος, meaning 'nation') is an academic field that compares and analyzes the characteristics of different peoples and the relationships between them (compare cultural anthropology, cultural, social anthropolo ...

from

Vienna University The University of Vienna (german: Universität Wien) is a public university, public research university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the Geogra ...

under

Manfred Kremser Manfred Kremser (30 July 1950 – 3 March 2013) was an Austrian ethnologist and researcher of the human consciousness.Volker Zotz Volker Helmut Manfred Zotz (born 28 October 1956) is an eminent Austrian philosopher, religious studies scholar, Buddhologist and a prolific author. Early life The Zotz family originated in Tyrol and spread to Germany. Volker Zotz was born in ...

, an eminent Austrian philosopher, and a prolific author in the German language.

Career

Birgit Zotz has published books, essays and articles about

Buddhist culture Buddhist culture is exemplified through Buddhist art, Buddhist architecture, Buddhist music and Buddhist cuisine. As Buddhism expanded from the Indian subcontinent it adopted artistic and cultural elements of host countries in other parts of Asia ...

mysticism Mysticism is popularly known as becoming one with God or the Absolute, but may refer to any kind of ecstasy or altered state of consciousness which is given a religious or spiritual meaning. It may also refer to the attainment of insight in u ...

and

image-building Public relations (PR) is the practice of managing and disseminating information from an individual or an organization (such as a business, government agency, or a nonprofit organization) to the public in order to influence their perception. ...

in tourism. She is a lecturer at the ''International College of Tourism and Management'' in

Bad Vöslau Bad Vöslau (; Central Bavarian: ''Bod Vöslau'') is a spa town in the Lower Austria federal state of Austria. It is also known as the cradle of the Austrian red wine cultivation. Population (2008): 11,190. Geography Bad Vöslau is located 35&nb ...

. Since 2005 she has been President of ''Komyoji'', an internationally recognized center for the study of Buddhism in Austria. She is a researcher on the philosophy and life of

Lama Anagarika Govinda Anagarika Govinda (born Ernst Lothar Hoffmann, 17 May 1898 – 14 January 1985) was the founder of the order of the Arya Maitreya Mandala and an expositor of Tibetan Buddhism, Abhidharma, and Buddhist meditation as well as other aspects of B ...

, whose biography she wrote.Birgit Zotz, ''Tibetische Mystik, – nach Lama Anagarika Govinda'

(retrieved 21 October 2011)

Books

* ''Das Image des Waldviertels als Urlaubsregion.''

Vienna University of Economics and Business The Vienna University of Economics and Business (german: Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, WU) is a public research university in Vienna, Austria, the largest university focusing on business, management and economics in Europe. It has been ranked a ...

200

* ''Das Image Tibets als Reiseziel im Spiegel deutschsprachiger Medien.'' Linz: Kepler University 200

* ''Das Waldviertel – Zwischen Mystik und Klarheit. Das Image einer Region als Reiseziel.'' Berlin: Köster 2010, * ''Destination Tibet. Touristisches Image zwischen Politik und Klischee.'' Hamburg: Kovac 2010, * ''Zur europäischen Wahrnehmung von Besessenheitsphänomenen und Orakelwesen in Tibet'' Vienna University 201

References

Sources

* Lexikon des Waldviertels, ''Birgit Zotz'

* International College of Tourism and Management, ''Faculty'

* ''Lebenslauf von Birgit Zotz'

* Birgit Zotz, ''Tibetische Mystik, – nach Lama Anagarika Govinda'

External links

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Komyoji
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zotz, Birgit 1979 births Living people Austrian anthropologists Austrian women anthropologists 21st-century Austrian women writers Tibetan Buddhism writers Hospitality management Tourism researchers