A Handbook of Pali Literature Contributor(s): Hinüber, Oskar Von (Author) |
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ISBN: 3110167387 ISBN-13: 9783110167382 Publisher: de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $88.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2000 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Southeast Asian Languages (see Also Vietnamese) - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Literary Criticism | Asian - General |
Dewey: 891.370 |
Series: Indian Philology and South Asian Studies |
Physical Information: 0.62" H x 6" W x 9" (0.89 lbs) 270 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Handbook surveys the whole of Pali Theravada Buddhist literature (Ceylon, South East Asia). It reviews previous research in the field, and then concentrates on new methodological approaches and a treatment of later Pali literature (after the twelfth century). |