Description: The Buddha's Tooth by Professor John S. Strong, John S. Strong Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description John S. Strong unravels the storm of influences shaping the received narratives of two iconic sacred objects. Bodily relics such as hairs, teeth, fingernails, pieces of bone—supposedly from the Buddha himself—have long served as objects of veneration for many Buddhists. Unsurprisingly, when Western colonial powers subjugated populations in South Asia, they used, manipulated, redefined, and even destroyed these objects in an effort to exert control. In The Buddhas Tooth, John S. Strong examines Western stories, from the sixteenth to the twentieth century, surrounding two significant Sri Lankan sacred objects, in order to illuminate and concretize colonial attitudes towards Asian religions. First, he analyzes a tale about the Portuguese capture of a tooth identified as a relic of the Buddha in the mid-sixteenth century and its subsequent public destruction in Goa. Second, he switches gears to look at the nineteenth-century saga of British dealings with another tooth relic of the Buddha--the famous Daad enshrined in a temple in Kandy--from 1815 when it was taken over by English forces to 1954 when it was visited by Queen Elizabeth II. As Strong reveals, the stories of both the Portuguese Tooth and the Kandyan Tooth reflect nascent and developing Western understandings of Buddhism, realizations of the cosmopolitan nature of the tooth, and tensions between secular and religious interests. Author Biography John S. Strong is the Charles A. Dana Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies at Bates College. He is the author of several books, including Relics of the Buddha and Buddhisms: An Introduction. Details ISBN 022678911X ISBN-13 9780226789118 Title The Buddha's Tooth Author Professor John S. Strong, John S. Strong Format Hardcover Year 2021 Pages 352 Publisher The University of Chicago Press GE_Item_ID:161778422; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780226789118
Book Title: The Buddha's Tooth
Number of Pages: 352 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Buddha's Tooth : Western Tales of a Sri Lankan Relic
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Subject: Buddhism / History, Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), Asia / India & South Asia
Item Height: 1 in
Publication Year: 2021
Item Weight: 22.1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9 in
Author: John S. Strong
Subject Area: Religion, History
Item Width: 6 in
Series: Buddhism and Modernity Ser.
Format: Hardcover
