Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters : The Emergence of Buddhism into Nineteenth-Century Europe - Mark S. Lussier

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Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters

The Emergence of Buddhism into Nineteenth-Century Europe

By: Mark S. Lussier

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Hardcover | 15 September 2011 | Edition Number 1

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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.

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"Buddhology has long endured debates over the status of the Buddhist scholar/practitioner. Here, in a different academic context, we can see the results of a Buddhist view of reality allied to thorough western scholarship. Read this book. It may just reflect the future direction of the humanities." - Relegere

"Lussier brings a unique combination of wide-ranging, original scholarship and intimate knowledge of Buddhist texts and practices to bear on this rich and demanding topic. Those looking for a reliable, stimulating, and inspiring introduction to the study of Buddhism and Romantic culture will find it in Romantic Dharma." - Alan Richardson, Professor of English, Boston College and author of The Neural Sublime

"This meticulously researched, personally poignant, and profoundly engaging book does two things at once. First, Lussier makes it impossible to read 'The West' as a monolith impervious to outside influences; Lussier does a fine job showing just how much Buddhism flowed into Western channels in early modernity. Secondly, through painstaking close readings of several Romantic authors, Lussier shows how deeply engrained are the affinities between Romanticism and Buddhism." - Timothy Morton, Professor of Literature and Environment, University of California, Davis

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Non-Fiction History Regional & National History European History Miscellaneous Items Literature, Poetry & Plays History & Criticism of Literature General Literary Studies Literary Studies from 1800 to 1900 Religion & Beliefs Buddhism Religion

History of Religion

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Enlightenment East and West: An Introduction to Buddhism and Romanticism	p. 1
The Strange Case of Alexander Csoma de Koros	p. 29
Romanticism's Four Noble Truths	p. 55
Inner Revolution: The Luminous Mind of Enlightenment	p. 83
Selfhood and Self-Annihilation in Blake's Milton	p. 113
The Romantic Book of Living and Dying	p. 147
Afterword Beyond Compulsion: Toward a Pedagogy of Compassion	p. 177
Notes	p. 189
Works Cited	p. 207
Index	p. 225
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Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters

The Emergence of Buddhism into Nineteenth-Century Europe

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