Barlaam and Josaphat: A Transcription of MS Egerton 876 With Notes, Glossary, and Comparative Study of the Middle English and Japanese Versions (Ams Studies in the Middle Ages)

Ikegami, Keiko

ISBN 10: 040464161X / ISBN 13: 9780404641610

Published by Ams Pr Inc, 1999

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1999.Hardcover.Fine condition.243 pages.Inscribed by the author in Japanese.Text of the book in English.Ships from Japan.Usually ships in 1-2 working days.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Barlaam and Josaphat: A Transcription of MS Egerton 876 With Notes, Glossary, and Comparative Study of the Middle English and Japanese Versions (Ams Studies in the Middle Ages)
• Publisher: Ams Pr Inc
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 040464161X
• ISBN 13: 9780404641610
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

The popular medieval ""Barlaam and Josaphat"" tells of an Indian prince's conversion to Christianity under the guidance of a hermit, Barlaam. The story was actually based on the the enlightenment of Gautama Buddha and travelled West by way of the Arabs, with name changes along the way: Bodhisattva becoming Josaphat. Among the versions that resulted were Georgian, Greek, Latin, Ethiopic, Hebrew, and Middle English, and in the 16th century a Portuguese version entered Japan, with the Jesuits, intended as a teaching device for converts. Professor Ikegami offers us a comparative study of ""Barlaam and Josaphat"" in its ME and Japanese versions, a semi-diplomatic transcription of the ME MS Egerton 876 with notes and glossary, and select bibliography. Her scholarship will be of particular value to students interested in comparative literature and the transmission of texts, especially lives of early saints.