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Autore |
Franklin J. Jeffrey |
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Titolo |
The lotus and the lion [[electronic resource] ] : Buddhism and the British Empire / / J. Jeffrey Franklin |
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Ithaca, : Cornell University Press, 2008 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (287 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Buddhism in literature |
English literature - 19th century - History and criticism |
Buddhism - Study and teaching - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
Great Britain Religion 19th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The life of the Buddha in Victorian Britain -- Buddhism and the emergence of late-Victorian hybrid religions -- Romances of reincarnation, karma, and desire -- Buddhism and the empire of the self in Kipling's Kim -- Conclusion : the afterlife of Nirvana -- Appendix 1 : selective chronology of events in the European encounter with Buddhism -- Appendix 2 : summary of selected Buddhist tenets. |
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