Buddhist Poetry and Colonialism

Buddhist Poetry and Colonialism
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 327
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ISBN-10 : 9780199935789
ISBN-13 : 0199935785
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Download or read book Buddhist Poetry and Colonialism written by Stephen C. Berkwitz and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013-03-07 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title examines five works by the poet Alagiyavanna to demonstrate how Buddhism in Sri Lanka was transformed by the encounters with Portuguese colonialism in the 16th and 17th centuries.


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