Curators of the Buddha
by Donald S. Lopez Jr.
Book · Trade Paperback · 1995 · Condition: very good
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About this book
Curators of the Buddha: The Study of Buddhism under Colonialism is a collection of essays edited by Donald S. Lopez, Jr., published by the University of Chicago Press in 1995. It traces the history of Buddhist studies in Europe and North America from the early nineteenth century, with essays on figures such as Aurel Stein, D.T. Suzuki and Carl Jung, and on questions including Zen as experience, Tibetan Buddhism and the Greek origin of the Buddha image.
Seller's notes
Preowned book with wear and signs of use
- Author
- Donald S. Lopez Jr.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Year
- 1995
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 304
- Subject
- Buddhism -- Study and teaching -- History; Buddhism -- Historiography; Colonialism and religion; Buddhologists
- ISBN
- 9780226493091
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