Birgit Zotz

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Birgit Zotz
BornBirgit Hutter
(1979-08-07) 7 August 1979 (age 43)
Waidhofen an der Thaya
Occupationwriter, anthropologist
Citizenship Austria
Alma mater University of Vienna
Periodsince 2010 (books)
Subject Tibet, Buddhism anthropology of religion, cross-cultural hospitality management
Notable worksDestination Tibet (2010)
Spouse Volker Zotz
Website
birgit-zotz.at

Birgit Zotz (born 7 August 1979) is an Austrian writer, cultural anthropologist and an expert on the subject of hospitality management studies.

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Life

Born 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

Birgit 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

Related Research Articles

References

  1. Lexikon des Waldviertels (retrieved 21 October 2011)
  2. Lebenslauf von Birgit Zotz (retrieved 21 October 2011)
  3. 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)
  4. Über Kômyôji – Geschichte (retrieved 21 October 2011)
  5. Birgit Zotz, Tibetische Mystik, – nach Lama Anagarika Govinda (retrieved 21 October 2011)

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