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Titolo: | Constituting communities : Theravāda Buddhism and the religious cultures of South and Southeast Asia / / John Clifford Holt, Jacob N. Kinnard, Jonathan S. Walters, editors |
Pubblicazione: | Albany : , : State University of New York Press, , 2003 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (viii, 224 pages) |
Disciplina: | 294.3/91/095 |
Soggetto topico: | Buddhism - Social aspects - Southeast Asia |
Buddhism - Social aspects - South Asia | |
Monastic and religious life (Buddhism) | |
Theravāda Buddhism - History - 20th century | |
Altri autori: | HoltJohn <1948-> KinnardJacob N WaltersJonathan S |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | ""CONSTITUTING COMMUNITIES""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction by John Clifford Holt and Jacob N. Kinnard""; ""1. Communal Karma and Karmic Community in Theravada Buddhist History by Jonathan S.Walters""; ""2. Toward a Theory of Buddhist Queenship: The Legend of Asandhimitta by John S. Strong""; ""3. Beggars Can Be Choosers: Mahakassapa as a Selective Eater of Offerings by Liz Wilson""; ""4. The Insight Guide to Hell Mahamoggallana and Theravada Buddhist Cosmology by Julie Gifford""; ""5. When the Buddha Sued Visnu by Jacob N. Kinnard"" |
""6. Minister of Defense?: The Visnu Controversy in Contemporary Sri Lanka by John Clifford Holt""""7. Localizing Lineage: Importing Higher Ordination in Theravadin South and Southeast Asia by Anne M. Blackburn""; ""8. Preacher as a Poet: Poetic Preaching as a Monastic Strategy in Constituting Buddhist Communities in Modern Sri Lanka and Thailand by Mahinda Deegalle""; ""9. For Those Who Are Ignorant: A Study of the Bauddha Adahilla by Carol S. Anderson""; ""10. Interpretive Strategies for Seeing the Body of the Buddha by James R. Egge""; ""List of Contributors""; ""Index"" | |
Titolo autorizzato: | Constituting communities |
ISBN: | 0-7914-8705-9 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910777443703321 |
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