Gombrich, Richard F.

Precept and Practice: Traditional Buddhism in the Rural Highlands of Ceylon

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1971. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Item #2287254
ISBN: 9780198265252

First edition. ink stamp on front endpaper, minor pencil marginalia throughout text.

xiv, 366 pp. This is an empirical study of religion - particularly religious change. In it, Gombrich explores all aspects of religious change in belief and practice in Ceylon, not only in modern times but over the two and a half millennia during which Buddhism has flourished.

Price: $40.00