Buddhist poetry and colonialism: Alagiyavanna and the Portuguese in Sri Lanka
This title examines five works by the poet Alagiyavanna to demonstrate how Buddhism in Sri Lanka was transformed by the encounters with Portuguese colonialism in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Publié: |
Oxford
Oxford University Press
2013
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| Dans: | Année: 2013 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Buddhism
Sri Lanka
History, 17th century
B Buddhism Sri Lanka History, 16th century B Buddhism and culture Sri Lanka B Buddhist poetry, Sinhalese History and criticism |
| Accès en ligne: |
Volltext (Verlag) |
| Édition parallèle: | Erscheint auch als: 9780199935765 |
| Résumé: | This title examines five works by the poet Alagiyavanna to demonstrate how Buddhism in Sri Lanka was transformed by the encounters with Portuguese colonialism in the 16th and 17th centuries. |
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| ISBN: | 0199333033 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199935765.001.0001 |