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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 Harris, Elizabeth (Liverpool Hope University, UK) 1st edition
Theravada Buddhism and the British Encounter: Religious, Missionary and Colonial Experience in Nineteenth Century Sri Lanka - Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism
Harris, Elizabeth (Liverpool Hope University, UK)
This 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.
296 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | March 15, 2006 |
| ISBN13 | 9780415371254 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 274 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 234 × 17 mm · 531 g |
| Language | English |