O „carte poporană” din secolul al XVII-lea: Istoria Sfinților Varlaam și Ioasaf de la India
Ein „Volksbuch” aus dem XVII. Jahrhundert: Die Geschichte des Heiligen Varlaam und des Ioasaf aus Indien
Author(s): Constantin IttuSubject(s): Cultural history, Oral history, Culture and social structure , History of Religion
Published by: ASTRA Museum
Keywords: Barlaam and Josaphat; the seventeenth century Europe; Romanian book; Buddhist India; Persian Manichaeism; Christian Europe;
Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to understand the message of a seventeenth century Romanian book, „Barlaam and Josaphat”, that has been written in India. This literary production is an excellent instrument for a spiritual journey from India to Europe, via the Persian Manichaeism and the Arab Islamic framework. A journey through which the Buddha's teaching reach the Christian world, the link between Buddhism and Christianity being the moral-ascetic landmarks.
Journal: STUDII ŞI COMUNICĂRI DE ETNOLOGIE
- Issue Year: XXXII/2018
- Issue No: 32
- Page Range: 107-117
- Page Count: 11
- Language: Romanian
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