The Buddha's Tooth: Western Tales of a Sri Lankan Relic
Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Note on Usage -- Introduction -- Part I: The Portuguese and the Tooth Relic -- One. The Tale of the Portuguese Tooth and Its Sources -- Two. Where the Tooth Was Found: Traditions about the Location of the Relic in Sri Lanka -- Three. Whose Tooth Wa...
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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 |
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Chicago
University of Chicago Press
2021
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| Dans: | Année: 2021 |
| Collection/Revue: | Buddhism and Modernity
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Buddha 563 avant J.-C.-483 avant J.-C.
/ Dent
/ Relique
/ Dalada Maligava (Kandy)
/ Britanniques
B Sri Lanka / Buddha 563 avant J.-C.-483 avant J.-C. / Dent / Relique / Portugais |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Buddhism and state
B Buddhism and state-Sri Lanka B Sri Lanka B Electronic books B Gautama Buddha B Relics |
| Accès en ligne: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Édition parallèle: | Non-électronique
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| Résumé: | Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Note on Usage -- Introduction -- Part I: The Portuguese and the Tooth Relic -- One. The Tale of the Portuguese Tooth and Its Sources -- Two. Where the Tooth Was Found: Traditions about the Location of the Relic in Sri Lanka -- Three. Whose Tooth Was It? Traditions about the Identity of the Relic -- Four. The Trial of the Tooth -- Five. The Destruction of the Tooth -- Conspectus of Part One: The Storical Evolution of the Tales of the Portuguese Tooth -- Part II: The British and the Tooth Relic -- Six. The Cosmopolitan Tooth: The Relic in Kandy before the British Became Aware of It -- Seven. The British Takeover of 1815 and the Kandyan Convention -- Eight. The Relic Returns: The Tooth and Its Properties Restored to the Temple -- Nine. The Relic Lost and Recaptured: The Tooth and the Rebellion of 1817-1818 -- Ten. The Relic Disestablished: Missionary Oppositions to the Tooth -- Eleven. Showings of the Tooth: The Story of the King of Siam's Visit (1897) -- Twelve. Showings of the Tooth: The Story of Queen Elizabeth's Shoes (1954) -- Summary and Conclusion -- References -- Index. |
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| Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| ISBN: | 022680187X |