The lotus and the lion : Buddhism and the British Empire / / J. Jeffrey Franklin
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| Autore: |
Franklin J. Jeffrey
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| Titolo: |
The lotus and the lion : Buddhism and the British Empire / / J. Jeffrey Franklin
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| Pubblicazione: | Ithaca, : Cornell University Press, 2008 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (287 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 820.9/382943 |
| Soggetto topico: | Buddhism in literature |
| English literature - 19th century - History and criticism | |
| Buddhism - Study and teaching - Great Britain - History - 19th century | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Great Britain Religion 19th century |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Buddhism is indisputably gaining prominence in the West, as is evidenced by the growth of Buddhist practice within many traditions and keen interest in meditation and mindfulness. In The Lotus and the Lion, J. Jeffrey Franklin traces the historical. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The lotus and the lion |
| ISBN: | 0-8014-5859-5 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910812618803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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