Buddhism: Its Historical, Theoretical and Popular Aspects

by Ernest Johann Eitel, T.S. Wentworth (Foreword)

This book, from the series Primary Sources: Historical Books of the World (Asia and Far East Collection), represents an important historical artifact on Asian history and culture. Its contents come from the legions of academic literature and research on the subject produced over the last several hundred years. Covered within is a discussion drawn from many areas of study and research on the subject. From analyses of the varied geography that encompasses the Asian continent to significant time periods spanning centuries, the book was made in an effort to preserve the work of previous generations.

180 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1993

About the author

Ernst Johann Eitel or alternatively Ernest John Eitel (13 February 1838 – 10 November 1908) was a German-born Protestant who became a notable missionary in China and civil servant in British Hong Kong, where he served as Inspector of Schools from 1879 to 1896.

Reviews

[Trevor Schaefer · Rating 4 out of 5]

My interest in reading this book was raised by the knowledge that the author was a minister at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church in Adelaide at the beginning of the twentieth century. I was attending this church at the end of that century, and when I found an almost original edition at the library where I work, I knew I had to read it.