American encounter with buddhism, 1844-1912, the: victorian culture and the limits of dissent
Auteur :
Tweed, Thomas A.
Éditeur :
The University of North Carolina Press
ISBN :
9780807849064
Date de publication :
6 nov. 2000
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,6 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
425 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Traces the efforts of 19th-century American interpreters to make sense of newly-arrived Buddhism in Western terms. The author shows that American understanding of Buddhism, even for its most enthusiastic proponents, was significantly shaped by the prevailing culture until the following century.