Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Titre conventionnel : [Barlaam et Josaphat (anglais). 1957]
Titre(s) : The wisdom of Balahvar [Texte imprimé] : a christian legend of the buddha / [tranlated] by David Marshall Lang
Édition : [Reproduction en fac-similé]
Publication : Abingdon ; New York (N.Y.) : Routledge, 2022
Description matérielle : 1 volume (135 pages) : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection : David Marshall Lang's journey from Russia to Armenia via Caucasian Georgia ; Volume
3
Lien à la collection : David Marshall Lang's journey from Russia to Armenia via Caucasian Georgia
Note(s) : Bibliographie pages 125-[128]. Index
Originally published in 1957 and forming a companion volume to The Balavariani, this
volume provides valuable research into the biography of Gautama Buddha and its influence
on medieval Christian thought. This work, the romance of Barlaam and Josaphat, was
included by Caxton in The Golden Legend and inspired the episode of the Caskets in
Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice; its heroes were venerated as Saints. Over a
century ago, however, the legend was finally identified as an adaptation of episodes
from the life and ministry of the Buddha. The first part of the book is devoted to
tracing the development and migration of the Barlaam and Josaphat legend from its
original Buddhist environment to the West. The second part is a translation of the
Georgian text - the first published in any Western European language. The volume therefore
gives one of the oldest Near Eastern versions of the story. David Marshall Lang was
appointed Acting British Vice-Consul in Tabriz in 1945. In 1946 he became a fellow
of St John's College, Cambridge and lecturing in Georgian at SOAS London from 1949-52.
From 1952-1953 he was senior fellow at the Russian Institute of Columbia University
in New York. In 1958 he was appointed Reader in Caucasian Studies at SOAS. Visiting
Professor of Caucasian Studies at UCLA from 1964-5, in 1965 he became Professor of
Caucasian Studies at London University. He was Honorary Secretary of the Royal Asiatic
Society from 1962-64 and held an Honorary Doctorate from Tbilisi University.
Reproduction : Fac-sim. de l'ed. : London : George Allen and Unwin ltd, 1957
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Lang, David Marshall (1924-1991). Traducteur
Sujet(s) : Bouddha (0560?-0480? av. J.-C.) -- Christianisme
Légendes chrétiennes
Saints chrétiens -- Inde
Princes -- Inde
Genre ou forme : Roman
Indice(s) Dewey :
294.363 (23e éd.) = Fondateurs (bouddhisme) ; 398.22 (23e éd.) = Contes et récits sur des personnages légendaires ou mythologiques
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 978-1-03-216873-9 (rel.)
EAN 9781032168739
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb469577622
Notice n° :
FRBNF46957762
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