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Introduction to the History of Indian Buddhism
Eugene Burnouf
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Paperback. First published in 1844, and it was read by Schopenhauer and Nietzsche in Germany and Emerson and Thoreau in America. Reintroducing Burnouf to a new generation of Buddhologists, Buffetrille and Lopez have revived a seminal text in the history of Orientalism. It provides a view of how the Buddhism religion was understood in the nineteenth century. Translator(s): Buffetrille, Katia; Lopez, Donald S. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 616 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRAX; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 826.
The most influential work on Buddhism to be published in the nineteenth century, Introduction a l'historie du Buddhisme indien, by the great French scholar of Sanskrit Eugene Burnouf, set the course for the academic study of Buddhism - and Indian Buddhism in particular - for the next hundred years. First published in 1844, the masterwork was read by some of the most important thinkers of the time, including Schopenhauer and Nietzsche in Germany and Emerson and Thoreau in America. Katia Buffetrille and Donald S Lopez Jr 's expert English translation, Introduction to the History of Indian Buddhism, provides a clear ... Read more
The most influential work on Buddhism to be published in the nineteenth century, Introduction a l'historie du Buddhisme indien, by the great French scholar of Sanskrit Eugene Burnouf, set the course for the academic study of Buddhism - and Indian Buddhism in particular - for the next hundred years. First published in 1844, the masterwork was read by some of the most important thinkers of the time, including Schopenhauer and Nietzsche in Germany and Emerson and Thoreau in America. Katia Buffetrille and Donald S Lopez Jr 's expert English translation, Introduction to the History of Indian Buddhism, provides a clear ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
Series
Buddhism and Modernity
Number of Pages
616
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226269689
SKU
V9780226269689
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About Eugene Burnouf
Katia Buffetrille is research scholar at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes in Paris. She is the author, editor, or coeditor of several books, including Authenticating Tibet: Answers to China's 100 Questions and Revisiting Rituals in a Changing Tibetan World Donald S. Lopez Jr. is the Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies in the Department ... Read more
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