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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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2013
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| In: | Year: 2013 |
| Further subjects: | B
Buddhism
History 17th century (Sri Lanka)
B Buddhism Sri Lanka History, 17th century B Buddhism Sri Lanka History, 16th century B Alagiyavanna Mukaveṭi (active 16th century) Criticism and interpretation B Buddhism and culture Sri Lanka B Buddhism and culture (Sri Lanka) B Buddhist poetry, Sinhalese History and criticism B Portugal Colonies Religion (Asia) B Buddhism History 16th century (Sri Lanka) |
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Volltext (Publisher) |
| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9780199935765 |
| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-933303-5 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199935765.001.0001 |
