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Both Sides of the Circle (Routledge Revivals): The Autobiography of Christmas Humphreys: Routledge Revivals

Autor Christmas Humphreys
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 8 aug 2013
First published in 1978, Christmas Humphrey’s autobiography presents the fascinating history of a life rich and varied in both private and in public. Spanning seven decades it touches on many events of historical interest in which he was personally involved. Among them the abdication of Edward VIII, the Japanese War Trials and his time with the Dalai Lama after his flight from Tibet.
The author gives a graphic portrait of life behind the Bar and on the Bench – of what it is like to prosecute and to defend, and of the immense difficulties which face a judge when passing sentence. Here too are recollections of many famous cases of the twentieth century, and of the many murder trials in which he appeared as prosecuting counsel or judge.
Of equal interest is his fifty years’ of work in the field of English Buddhism. In 1924 he and his wife founded the Buddhist Society, which would become hugely influential in the spread of Buddhism throughout the West. Both Sides of the Circle is rich in humour and humanity. There is the joyful account of the author’s Edwardian Boyhood followed by the tragedy of his brother’s death in World War 1, which lead to the awakening of his interest in Buddhism and Theosophy. He speaks freely of his encounters with the Dalai Lama, with D.T. Suzuki, with Jung and with the Royal families of Thailand, Sikkim and Nepal, as well as his travels throughout the Europe and in the Orient.
Both sides of the Circle is more than autobiography – it is also a spiritual odyssey whose reissue will be of great interest to those who’ve enjoyed Christmas Humphreys’ other work and wish to know more about his brilliant career. It will also be very welcome to those wanted to learn about Buddhism in general, and the origins of English Buddhism in particular.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780415531108
ISBN-10: 0415531101
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.53 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Routledge Revivals

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Cuprins

1. Beginnings  2. Malvern and After  3. Cambridge  4. The Early Twenties  5. The Later Twenties  6. The Early Thirties  7. The English Bar  8. 1935-6  9. 1937-9  10. The Second World War  11. War Trials in Japan  12. Buddhist Work in Japan  13. The Long Journey Home  14. Interests Old and New  15. Reading and Writing  16. Senior Prosecuting Council  17. A Year of Destiny  18. Buddha Jayanti in Nepal and India  19. Silk, and Unorthodox Medicine  20. To India for the Dalai Lama  21. Reconstruction, Sarnath and Sikkim  22. Thailand and the Journey Home  23. An Old Bailey Judge  24. The End of a Cycle  25. Towards the Centre

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First published in 1978, Christmas Humphrey’s autobiography presents the fascinating history of a life rich and varied in both private and in public. Spanning seven decades it touches on many events of historical interest in which he was personally involved. Among them the abdication of Edward VIII, the Japanese War Trials and his time with the Dalai Lama after his flight from Tibet.