Christianity in Ceylon : its introduction and progress under the Portuguese, the Dutch, the British, and American missions; with an historical sketch of the Brahmanical and Buddhist superstitions (1850)
Tennent, James Emerson, Sir, 1804-1869, Parr, Charles McKew donor, Parr, Ruth, donor · London : John Murray · leaf 51
including, amongst others, anavigator, Ibn Vahab, who, like Soleyman, had himself visitedCeylon and the eastern coasts of China. This curious book is eloquent in its account of the concourseof merchants to Ceylon at this period, and of its extraordinaryriches—the great idol in the temple, of the… … The Alu Wihare, Matelle. CHAPTER I. THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE PORTUGUESE PERIOD. Nestoriaii. Christians in Ceylon in the Sixth Century—Disappearanceof Christianity between the Sixth and the Sixteenth Centuries —Accounts of Early Travellers—Portuguese Conquest, a.d. 1505 —Their singular Expedients for…
Missions · Demonology, Buddhist · Mythology, Hindu
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