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John Clifford Holt is William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of the Humanities in Religion and Asian Studies at Bowdoin College. He has written many books, including Spirits of the Place: Buddhism and Lao Religious Culture, The Buddhist Visnu: Religious Transformation, Politics and Culture, and The Religious World of Kirti Sri: Buddhism, Art and Politics in Late Medieval Sri Lanka. He has also been awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka.
John Clifford Holt is William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of the Humanities in Religion and Asian Studies at Bowdoin College. He has written many books, including Spirits of the Place: Buddhism and Lao Religious Culture, The Buddhist Visnu: Religious Transformation, Politics and Culture, and The Religious World of Kirti Sri: Buddhism, Art and Politics in Late Medieval Sri Lanka. He has also been awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka.
John Clifford Holt is William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of the Humanities in Religion and Asian Studies at Bowdoin College. He has written many books, including Spirits of the Place: Buddhism and Lao Religious Culture, The Buddhist Visnu: Religious Transformation, Politics and Culture, and The Religious World of Kirti Sri: Buddhism, Art and Politics in Late Medieval Sri Lanka. He has also been awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka.
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction 1
I. From Ancient to Early Modern 9
II. The Colonial Encounter 133
Sri Lanka: National Identity and the Impact of Colonialism / K. M. da Silva 135
The Portuguese: An Introduction / Jorge Flores 152
The Dutch: An Introduction 189
The British: An Introduction 230
Kandyan Culture in the Colonial Era: An Introduction 295
Colonial Postscript: The Other Eden / Richard de Zoysa 328
III. Emerging Identities 331
Buddhist Identities: An Introduction 334
Muslim Identities: An Introduction 409
Tamil Identities: An Introduction 458
Christians and Burghers: An Introduction 559
Emergent Perspectives in Modern Art: the '43 Group-Formation of a Sri Lankan Avant-Garde / Larry D. Lutchmansingh 574
IV. Independence, Insurrections, and Social Change 589
V. Political Epilogue 713
Acknowledgment of Copyrights and Sources 735
Suggestions for Further Reading 745
Index 753
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
| ISBN-13: | 9780822349822 |
| ISBN-10: | 0822349825 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | John Clifford Holt |
| Redaktion: | Holt, John Clifford |
| Hersteller: | Duke University Press |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 237 x 161 x 52 mm |
| Von/Mit: | John Clifford Holt |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 13.04.2011 |
| Gewicht: | 1,109 kg |
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