The Origins of Himalayan Studies: Brian Houghton Hodgson in Nepal and Darjeeling

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ISBN: 9780203480359 | 020348035X
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Copyright: 6/1/2002

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Brian Hodgson lived in Nepal from 1820 to 1843 during which time he wrote and published extensively on Nepalese culture, religion, natural history, architecture, ethnography and linguistics. Specialist contributors critically examine Hodgson's life and his achievements.

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List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations and Technical Note
Details of Contributors
Foreword
Brian Hodgson - A Biographical Sketch
The Political Role of Brian Hodgson
Brian Hodgson - The Unsung Story
The Ambivalent Exegete - Hodgson's Contribution to the Study of Buddhism
The Architectural Monuments of Buddhism - Hodgson and the Buddhist Architecture of the Kathmandu Valley Appendix - B.H.Hodgson's Essay: Architectural Illustrations of Buddhism
Zoology Amuses Me Much
Brian Hodgson and the Mammals and other Animals of Nepal
A Pioneer of Himalayan Ornithology
Hodgson, Hooker and the Himalayan Frontier
Brian Hodgson as Ethnographer and Ethnologist
Hodgson's Tibeto-Burman and Tibeto-Burman Today
Hodgson's Legacy
Bibliography
Index
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The Origins of Himalayan Studies: Brian Houghton Hodgson in Nepal and Darjeeling

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