The Origins of Himalayan Studies

Brian Houghton Hodgson in Nepal and Darjeeling

David Waterhouse author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:28th Oct '04

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The Origins of Himalayan Studies cover

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. Contributors from leading historians of Nepal and South Asia and from specialists in Buddhist studies, art history, linguistics, ornithology and ethnography, critically examine Hodgson's life and achievement within the context of his contribution to scholarship. Many of the drawings photographed for this book have not previously been published.

'This book has been very well produced and is a serious academic work from which much further research is possible.' - Nepal Society

'The whole work is a wonderful celebration of an extraordinary man, whose reputation was eclipsed in a twentieth century that cherished the specialist and suspected the amateur.' - Asian Affairs

'This is a well-produced book, with some wonderful illustrations, many of them not previously available.' - Chowkidar

ISBN: 9780415312158

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 680g

336 pages