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Baptizing Burma: religious change in the last Buddhist kingdom

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Field name	Details
ISBN	0231199856 (softcover)
ISBN	9780231199858 (softcover)
Author	Kaloyanides, Alexandra
Title	Baptizing Burma : religious change in the last Buddhist kingdom / Alexandra Kaloyanides
Publisher	New York : Columbia University Press, 2023
Physical desc.	xiii, 289 pages ; illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series	Religion, culture, and public life
Note	CB illustration: page 53, figure 1.3 (Bu 1248.5).
Bibliography etc.	Includes bibliographical references and (pages 213-273) index.
Contents	Introduction -- The book: religious texts of nineteenth-century Burma -- The school: models of religious imagination in Burmese education -- The pagoda: icons and iconoclasm -- The portrait: American Jesus in Burma -- Conclusion.
Subject	Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- Bu 1248
	Christianity and other religions -- Buddhism
	Buddhism -- Relations -- Christianity
	Christianity -- Influence
	Buddhism -- Influence
	Burma -- Civilization -- Christian influences
	Burma -- Civilization -- Buddhist influences
	Burma -- Civilization -- 19th century

Item Information
Barcode	Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Status	Due Date
10014916	261.243 KAL	RL		. On Loan .	12 Sep 2023