The British Discovery of Buddhism
The British Discovery of Buddhism
Author:
Philip C. Almond, University of Queensland
Published:
February 2007
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Paperback
ISBN:
9780521033855
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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.
Product details
September 1988Hardback
9780521355032
200 pages
216 × 138 × 17 mm
0.395kg
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Table of Contents
- 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.
