Research Catalog

Title

The lotus and the lion [electronic resource] : Buddhism and the British Empire / J. Jeffrey Franklin.

Author

Franklin, J. Jeffrey.

Publication

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008.

Details

Description

1 online resource (xii, 273 p.)

Uniform Title

Lotus and the lion (Online)

Alternative Title

Lotus and the lion (Online)

Subject

• Buddhism in literature
• English literature > 19th century > History and criticism
• Buddhism > Study and teaching > History > Great Britain > 19th century
• Great Britain > Religion > 19th century

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-263) and index.

Access (note)

• Access restricted to authorized users.

Contents

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.

LCCN

2008022869

OCLC

ssj0000485663

Author

Franklin, J. Jeffrey.

Title

The lotus and the lion [electronic resource] : Buddhism and the British Empire / J. Jeffrey Franklin.

Imprint

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-263) and index.

Access

Access restricted to authorized users.

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