The lotus and the lion : Buddhism and the British Empire

The lotus and the lion Buddhism and the British Empire

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 e...

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1. Verfasser: Franklin, J. Jeffrey (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Ithaca, N.Y. u.a. Cornell University Press 2008
Ausgabe:1. publ.
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Buddhism in literature > English literature > History and criticism > Buddhism > Study and teaching > Great Britain > Religion > Großbritannien > Kolonie > Literatur > Buddhismus > Geschichte 1750-1900
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XII, 273 S.
ISBN:9780801447303
978-0-8014-4730-3