Buddhism in Pre-Christian Britain

Abstract

WHATEVER may be the readers' verdict on Mr. Mackenzie's views, and we fear it will not be favourable, they will not be able to deny that he has written what is in many ways a fascinating and stimulating book. Starting from the records of Asoka's Western Buddhist Mission, of which the extent is questioned by authorities on Indian history, and Origen's attribution of a knowledge of Buddhism to Britain, which is equally held in doubt, Mr. Mackenzie analyses our knowledge of the pre-Christian Celtic beliefs and culture to show that they contain a large element which he attributes to Buddhism.

Buddhism in Pre-Christian Britain.

By Donald A. Mackenzie. Pp. xx + 178 + 12 plates. (London and Glasgow: Blackie and Son, Ltd., 1928.) 10s. 6d. net.