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The American Encounter with Buddhism, 1844-1912: Victorian Culture and the Limits of Dissent Thomas A. Tweed New edition
The American Encounter with Buddhism, 1844-1912: Victorian Culture and the Limits of Dissent
Thomas A. Tweed
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.
272 pages, 2 tables, notes, bibliograhy, index
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 6, 2000 |
| ISBN13 | 9780807849064 |
| Publishers | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Pages | 280 |
| Dimensions | 235 × 156 × 26 mm · 430 g |
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