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Theravada Buddhism and the British Encounter: Religious, Missionary and Colonial Experience in Nineteenth Century Sri Lanka (Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism)
Theravada Buddhism and the British Encounter Religious Missionary and Colonial Experience in Nineteenth Century Sri Lanka - Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism
Author: Elizabeth Harris
This work explores the British encounter with Buddhism in nineteenth century Sri Lanka. Its central concern is the way Buddhism was represented and constructed in the eyes of the British scholars, officials, travelers and religious seekers who first encountered it. The book traces the three main historical phases of the encounter from 1796 to 19...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780415371254
ISBN-10: 0415371252
Publication Date: 5/1/2006
Pages: 288
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Routledge
Book Type: Hardcover
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