Reading Against the Orientalist Grain: Performance and Politics Entwined with a Buddhist Stain, by Syed Jamil Ahmed

Authors

  • Geoffrey Samuel Cardiff University Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/rosa.v6i1.138

Keywords:

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Buddhist dance, Buddhist theatre, Myanmar, Nepal, Sikkim

Abstract

Reading Against the Orientalist Grain: Performance and Politics Entwined with a Buddhist Stain, by Syed Jamil Ahmed. Kolkata, India: Anderson Printing House Pvt. Ltd. (www.andersonindia.com ), 2008. xv + 357pp. ISBN: 978-8-190671-90-3. Rs. 1500.

Author Biography

  • Geoffrey Samuel, Cardiff University

    Professor, School of History, Archaeology and Religion; Director, Body, Health and Religion Research Group

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Published

2012-11-23

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2012)

Section

Book Reviews

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How to Cite

Samuel, G. (2012). Reading Against the Orientalist Grain: Performance and Politics Entwined with a Buddhist Stain, by Syed Jamil Ahmed. Religions of South Asia, 6(1), 138-139. https://doi.org/10.1558/rosa.v6i1.138