Barlaam and Ioasaph |
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| Author:
| John Damascene, John |
| Translator:
| Woodward, G. R.
Mattingly, Harold |
| Introduction by:
| Lang, David M. |
| Series title: | Loeb Classical Library |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-99038-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1914 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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Barlaam and Ioasaph, a hagiographic novel in which an Indian prince becomes aware of the world's miseries and is converted to Christianity by a monk, is a Christianized version of the legend of the Buddha. Though often attributed to John Damascene (ca. AD 676-749), it was probably translated from Georgian into Greek in the eleventh century.
Barlaam and Ioasaph, a hagiographic novel in which an Indian prince becomes aware of the world's miseries and is converted to Christianity by a monk, is a Christianized version of the legend of the Buddha. Though often attributed to John Damascene (ca. AD 676-749), it was probably translated from Georgian into Greek in the eleventh century.