Judith Snodgrass: 1 book
Presenting Japanese Buddhism to the West
Orientalism, Occidentalism, and the Columbian Exposition
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2003
Japanese Buddhism was introduced to a wide Western audience when a delegation of Buddhist priests attended the World's Parliament of Religions, part of the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. In describing and analyzing this event, Judith Snodgrass challenges the predominant view of Orientalism...
