Graham Lock, Gary S. Linebarger

Gebundenes Buch

Chinese Buddhist Texts

An Introductory Reader

Beschreibung

The influence of Buddhism on the Chinese language, on Chinese literature and on Chinese culture in general cannot be overstated, and the language of most Chinese Buddhist texts differs considerably from both classical and modern Chinese.

Autor

Graham Lock has a BA in Chinese from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London University, and a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Sydney. He taught for many years at the City University of Hong Kong and is currently retired. Gary S. Linebarger has a BA and MA in Chinese language and literature from San Francisco State University, a MA in translation from the University of Birmingham, UK, and a PhD in Buddhist Studies and Practices from Dharma Realm Buddhist University. He is a founding member of the Buddhist Text Translation Society and currently is the assistant chair of the School of English Studies at Wenzhou-Kean University in Wenzhou, China.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 514g
• ISBN-13: 9781138953321
• ISBN-10: 1138953326
• Artikelnr.: 57040702