Curators of the Buddha

Curators of the Buddha
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 304
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ISBN-10 : 9780226493091
ISBN-13 : 0226493091
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Download or read book Curators of the Buddha written by Donald S. Lopez Jr. and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1995-08-15 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critical history of the study of Buddhism in the West, incorporating insights of colonial and post-colonial cultural studies. Social, political and cultural conditions that have shaped the course of Buddhist studies are discussed.


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