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Author Lussier, Mark

Title Romantic dharma : the emergence of Buddhism into nineteenth-century Europe / Mark S. Lussier
Edition 1st ed
Published New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 231 pages)
Series Nineteenth-century major lives and letters
Nineteenth-century major lives and letters.
Contents 'The Most Sublime Act' -- Buddhism and Romanticism -- The Strange Case of Alexander Csoma de Ḵṟs -- Romanticism's Four Noble Truths -- Inner Revolutions: Self-Annihilation in Blake and Shelley -- The Romantic Book of the Dead
Machine generated contents note: -- "The Most Sublime Act" * Buddhism and Romanticism * The Strange Case of Alexander Csoma de Körös * Romanticism's Four Noble Truths * Inner Revolutions: Self-Annihilation in Blake and Shelley * The Romantic Book of the Dead
Summary "Romantic Dharma maps the emergence of Buddhism into European consciousness during the first half of the 19th century, probes the shared ethical and intellectual commitments embedded in Buddhist and Romantic thought, and proposes potential ways by which those insights translate into contemporary critical and pedagogical practices. This book maps the movement of European colonial institutions and individuals across the Himalayan regions of India, Nepal and Tibet and the reverse flow of textual materials to the primary sites for Oriental Studies in India and Europe. These emergent texts illustrate the compatible view of the human condition in both European and Oriental bodies of thought and identifies shared strategies for alleviating the suffering of all sentient beings. Romantic Dharma reveals an "engaged Romanticism" relevant to scholars and teachers. The text, therefore, has a trajectory that extends from historical encounters through textual intersections to current concerns"-- Provided by publisher
"Romantic Dharma maps the emergence of Buddhism into European consciousness during the first half of the nineteenth century, probes the shared ethical and intellectual commitments embedded in Buddhist and Romantic thought, and proposes potential ways by which those insights translate into contemporary critical and pedagogical practices"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Romanticism -- Europe
European literature -- 19th century -- Buddhist influences
Buddhism -- Influence.
European literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- General.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- General.
RELIGION -- Christianity -- Literature & the Arts.
Buddhism -- Influence
European literature
Intellectual life
Romanticism
SUBJECT Europe -- Intellectual life -- 19th century -- Sources
Subject Europe
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Sources
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780230119895
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9780230105454
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