Author: John Davy
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Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 578
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An Account of the Interior of Ceylon, and of Its Inhabitants
Author: John Davy
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Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 578
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Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 578
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The Times of Ceylon Green Book
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Category : Sri Lanka
Languages : en
Pages : 848
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Category : Sri Lanka
Languages : en
Pages : 848
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Catalogue
Author: Calcutta (India). Imperial library
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 476
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 476
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A Catalogue of ... [books] ...
Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
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Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 2634
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Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 2634
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Catalogue
Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
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Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 448
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Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 448
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Strange Tales of an Oriental Idol
Author: Donald S. Lopez Jr.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022639106X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
We tend to think that the Buddha has always been seen as the compassionate sage admired around the world today, but until the nineteenth century, Europeans often regarded him as a nefarious figure, an idol worshipped by the pagans of the Orient. Donald S. Lopez Jr. offers here a rich sourcebook of European fantasies about the Buddha drawn from the works of dozens of authors over fifteen hundred years, including Clement of Alexandria, Marco Polo, St. Francis Xavier, Voltaire, and Sir William Jones. Featuring writings by soldiers, adventurers, merchants, missionaries, theologians, and colonial officers, this volume contains a wide range of portraits of the Buddha. The descriptions are rarely flattering, as all manner of reports—some accurate, some inaccurate, and some garbled—came to circulate among European savants and eccentrics, many of whom were famous in their day but are long forgotten in ours. Taken together, these accounts present a fascinating picture, not only of the Buddha as he was understood and misunderstood for centuries, but also of his portrayers.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022639106X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
We tend to think that the Buddha has always been seen as the compassionate sage admired around the world today, but until the nineteenth century, Europeans often regarded him as a nefarious figure, an idol worshipped by the pagans of the Orient. Donald S. Lopez Jr. offers here a rich sourcebook of European fantasies about the Buddha drawn from the works of dozens of authors over fifteen hundred years, including Clement of Alexandria, Marco Polo, St. Francis Xavier, Voltaire, and Sir William Jones. Featuring writings by soldiers, adventurers, merchants, missionaries, theologians, and colonial officers, this volume contains a wide range of portraits of the Buddha. The descriptions are rarely flattering, as all manner of reports—some accurate, some inaccurate, and some garbled—came to circulate among European savants and eccentrics, many of whom were famous in their day but are long forgotten in ours. Taken together, these accounts present a fascinating picture, not only of the Buddha as he was understood and misunderstood for centuries, but also of his portrayers.
The Annual Register
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Languages : en
Pages : 1036
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Languages : en
Pages : 1036
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The Monthly Magazine
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Languages : en
Pages : 702
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Languages : en
Pages : 702
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Host Bibliographic Record for Boundwith Item Barcode 30112113992587 and Others
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Languages : en
Pages : 668
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Languages : en
Pages : 668
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Scots Magazine, and Edinburgh Literary Miscellany
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Languages : en
Pages : 674
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Languages : en
Pages : 674
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