Jewish Encounters with Buddhism in German Culture: Between Moses and Buddha, 1890–1940

1. Introduction -- 2. Buddhism and German-Jewish Orientalism -- 3. The Buddha, the Rabbis, and the Philosophers: Rejections and Defenses -- 4. The Bridgebuilders: Jewishness between Asia and Europe -- 5. The Assimilation and Dissimilation of a Jewish Buddhist: Walter Tausk's Contested Identitie...

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Main Author: Musch, Sebastian (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2019
In:Year: 2019
Edition:1st ed. 2019
Series/Journal:Palgrave Series in Asian German Studies
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Further subjects:B Europe, Central—History
B World history
B History of Germany and Central Europe
B Intellectual life—History
B Judaism and culture
B Religions
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 978-3-030-27468-9

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