The British Discovery of Buddhism - Philip C. Almond

The British Discovery of Buddhism

Buch | Softcover
200 Seiten
2007
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-03385-5 (ISBN)
49,85 inkl. MwSt
This book examines the British discovery of Buddhism during the Victorian period. It was only during the nineteenth century that Buddhism became, in the western mind, a religious tradition separate from Hinduism. As a result, Buddha emerged from a realm of myth and was addressed as a historical figure. Almond's exploration of British interpretations of Buddhism - of its founder, its doctrines, its ethics, its social practices, its truth and value - illuminates more than the various aspects of Buddhist culture: it sheds light on the Victorian society making these judgements.

Preface; Introduction; 1. The discovery of Buddhism; 2. Buddhism and the 'oriental mind'; 3. The Buddha - from myth to history; 4. The Victorians and Buddhist doctrine; 5. Victorian precepts and Buddhist practice; 6. 'The heathen in his blindness'?; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 1.2.2007
Zusatzinfo Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 139 x 216 mm
Gewicht 260 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Religion / Theologie Buddhismus
ISBN-10 0-521-03385-3 / 0521033853
ISBN-13 978-0-521-03385-5 / 9780521033855
Zustand Neuware
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