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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Berkwitz, Stephen C. 1969- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2013
In:Year: 2013
Further subjects: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
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9780199935765
Description
Summary: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.
ISBN:0199333033
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199935765.001.0001