The Buddha's Tooth: Western Tales of a Sri Lankan Relic
Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Note on Usage -- Introduction -- Part I: The Portuguese and the Tooth Relic -- One. The Tale of the Portuguese Tooth and Its Sources -- Two. Where the Tooth Was Found: Traditions about the Location of the Relic in Sri Lanka -- Three. Whose Tooth Wa...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
| Subito Delivery Service: | Order now. |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Chicago
University of Chicago Press
2021
|
| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Series/Journal: | Buddhism and Modernity
|
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Buddha 563 BC-483 BC
/ Tooth
/ Relic
/ Dalada Maligava (Kandy)
/ Britons
B Sri Lanka / Buddha 563 BC-483 BC / Tooth / Relic / Portuguese people |
| Further subjects: | B
Buddhism and state
B Buddhism and state-Sri Lanka B Sri Lanka B Electronic books B Gautama Buddha B Relics |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
|
| Summary: | Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Note on Usage -- Introduction -- Part I: The Portuguese and the Tooth Relic -- One. The Tale of the Portuguese Tooth and Its Sources -- Two. Where the Tooth Was Found: Traditions about the Location of the Relic in Sri Lanka -- Three. Whose Tooth Was It? Traditions about the Identity of the Relic -- Four. The Trial of the Tooth -- Five. The Destruction of the Tooth -- Conspectus of Part One: The Storical Evolution of the Tales of the Portuguese Tooth -- Part II: The British and the Tooth Relic -- Six. The Cosmopolitan Tooth: The Relic in Kandy before the British Became Aware of It -- Seven. The British Takeover of 1815 and the Kandyan Convention -- Eight. The Relic Returns: The Tooth and Its Properties Restored to the Temple -- Nine. The Relic Lost and Recaptured: The Tooth and the Rebellion of 1817-1818 -- Ten. The Relic Disestablished: Missionary Oppositions to the Tooth -- Eleven. Showings of the Tooth: The Story of the King of Siam's Visit (1897) -- Twelve. Showings of the Tooth: The Story of Queen Elizabeth's Shoes (1954) -- Summary and Conclusion -- References -- Index. |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| ISBN: | 022680187X |