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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 major new work explores the British encounter with Buddhism in nineteenth century Sri Lanka, examining the way Buddhism was represented and constructed in the eyes of the British scholars, officials, travellers and religious seekers who first encountered it. — Tracing the three main historical phases of the encounter from 1796 to 1900, the b...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780415544429
ISBN-10: 0415544424
Publication Date: 5/14/2009
Pages: 280
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Routledge
Book Type: Paperback
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