Memory, Experience and the Clash of Cosmologies: The Encounter between British Protestant Missionaries and Buddhism in Nineteenth Century Sri Lanka

This paper examines the encounter between Protestant missionaries and Buddhists in nineteenth century Sri Lanka as a case study that illustrates the importance of situating twentieth century postcolonial inter-faith tensions against their nineteenth century precedents. The central question within th...

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Main Author: Harris, Elizabeth J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2012
In: Social sciences and missions
Year: 2012, Volume: 25, Issue: 3, Pages: 265-303
Further subjects:B Sri Lanka bouddhisme Theravāda missions chrétiennes dix-neuvième siècle protestantisme méthodisme impérialisme mémoire
B Sri Lanka Theravāda Buddhism Christian mission nineteenth century Protestant imperialism memory Methodist
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)