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The lotus and the lion [[electronic resource] ] : Buddhism and the British Empire / / J. Jeffrey Franklin
| The lotus and the lion [[electronic resource] ] : Buddhism and the British Empire / / J. Jeffrey Franklin |
| Autore | Franklin J. Jeffrey |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, : Cornell University Press, 2008 |
| 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 genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8014-5859-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459940403321 |
Franklin J. Jeffrey
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| Ithaca, : Cornell University Press, 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The lotus and the lion [[electronic resource] ] : Buddhism and the British Empire / / J. Jeffrey Franklin
| The lotus and the lion [[electronic resource] ] : Buddhism and the British Empire / / J. Jeffrey Franklin |
| Autore | Franklin J. Jeffrey |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, : Cornell University Press, 2008 |
| 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 |
| ISBN | 0-8014-5859-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789835103321 |
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Franklin J. Jeffrey
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| Ithaca, : Cornell University Press, 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Spirit Matters : Occult Beliefs, Alternative Religions, and the Crisis of Faith in Victorian Britain / / J. Jeffrey Franklin
| Spirit Matters : Occult Beliefs, Alternative Religions, and the Crisis of Faith in Victorian Britain / / J. Jeffrey Franklin |
| Autore | Franklin J. Jeffrey |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, NY : , : Cornell University Press, , [2018] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (264 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 823.91209034 |
| Soggetto topico |
Religion and culture - Great Britain - History - 19th century
Spiritualism - Great Britain - History - 19th century Occultism - Great Britain - History - 19th century Spiritualism in literature Occultism in literature English prose literature - 19th century - History and criticism |
| Soggetto non controllato | spirituality, materialism, Buddhism, occultism, New Age |
| ISBN | 1-5017-1546-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Orthodox Christianity, Scientific Materialism, and Alternative Religions -- Part I: Challenges to Christianity and the Orthodox/ Heterodox Boundary -- 2 The Evolution of Occult Spirituality in Victorian England and the Representative Case of Edward Bulwer-Lytton -- 3 Anthony Trollope's Religion -- 4 The Influences of Buddhism and Comparative Religion on Matthew Arnold's Theology -- Part II: The Interpenetration of Christianity and Buddhism -- 5 Interpenetration of Religion and National Politics in Great Britain and Sri Lanka -- 6 Identity, Genre, and Religion in Anna Leonowens's The English Governess at the Siamese Court -- Part III: The Turn to Occultism -- 7 Ancient Egyptian Religion in Late Victorian England -- 8 The Economics of Immortality -- Part IV: The Origins of Alternative Religion in Victorian Britain -- Conclusion From Victorian Occultism to New Age Spiritualities -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796585803321 |
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Franklin J. Jeffrey
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| Ithaca, NY : , : Cornell University Press, , [2018] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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