Buddhist Poetry and Colonialism examines five works by the poet Alagiyavanna to demonstrate how Buddhism in Sri Lanka was transformed by the encounters with Portuguese colonialism in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Buddhist Poetry and Colonialism examines five works by the poet Alagiyavanna to demonstrate how Buddhism in Sri Lanka was transformed by the encounters with Portuguese colonialism in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Stephen C. Berkwitz is Professor of Religious Studies at Missouri State University. He earned his Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1999. He is the author of numerous books and articles on Sri Lankan Buddhism, including The History of the Buddha's Relic Shrine: A Translation of the Sinhala Thupavamsa and Buddhist History in the Vernacular: The Power of the Past in Medieval Sri Lanka.
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Preface Map Timeline Chapter 1 - Buddhist Literature and Culture in Early Modern Ceilão Chapter 2 - The Aesthetics of Power and The Cock's Message Chapter 3 - Longing for the Dharma in Poem of King Dhammasonda Chapter 4 - On Love and Kingship in Poem of the Birth-story of King Kusa Chapter 5 - Admonishing the World with Well-Spoken Words Chapter 6 - Identity and Hybridity in War of General Constantino Conclusion - Poetry and Buddhism Bibliography Index
Preface Map Timeline Chapter 1 - Buddhist Literature and Culture in Early Modern Ceilão Chapter 2 - The Aesthetics of Power and The Cock's Message Chapter 3 - Longing for the Dharma in Poem of King Dhammasonda Chapter 4 - On Love and Kingship in Poem of the Birth-story of King Kusa Chapter 5 - Admonishing the World with Well-Spoken Words Chapter 6 - Identity and Hybridity in War of General Constantino Conclusion - Poetry and Buddhism Bibliography Index
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