Christianity in Ceylon - Its Introduction Progress Under Portuguese, Dutch, British American

This 1850 book describes the various missionary activities in Sri Lanka of the Portuguese, Dutch, British and Americans.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. The middle ages and the Portuguese period; 2. The Dutch period; 3. The British period; 4. The Brahmanical system; 5. Buddhism and demon worship; 6. Moral and social character of the Singhalese.

Summary

This 1850 book describes the various missionary activities of the Portuguese, Dutch, British and Americans among the peoples of Ceylon since its first discovery by Europeans. The work describes the different approaches over time to the two predominant religions of the islands, Hinduism and Buddhism (both inevitably dismissed as 'superstitions').

Product details

• Authors: TENNEN JAMES EMERSO, James Emerson Tennent, Tennent James Emerson
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781108082693
• ISBN: 978-1-108-08269-3
• No. of pages: 384
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection - South Asian History; Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - South Asian History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Sri Lanka, Christian mission & evangelism, Christianity, Asian History, Religious mission and Religious Conversion, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), HISTORY / Asia / South / General