Könyv Imagining a Place for Buddhism Anne E. Monius

Imagining a Place for Buddhism

Literary Culture and Religious Community in Tamil-Speaking South India

Szerző: Anne E. Monius
Nyelv: Angol
Kötés: Kemény kötésű
Elérhetőség: Beszállítói készleten
Küldés 10-18 napon belül
51 406 Ft
This study argues that, in early medieval South India, it was in the literary arena that religious i...

Információk a könyvről

Szerző
Nyelv
Angol
Kötés
Könyv - Kemény kötésű
Kiadva
2002
oldal
370
EAN
9780195139990
ISBN
0195139992
Enbook ID
04515185
Súly
528
Méretek
164 x 242 x 27

Teljes leírás

This study argues that, in early medieval South India, it was in the literary arena that religious ideals and values were publicly contested. While Tamil-speaking South India is today celebrated for its preservation of Hindu tradition, non-Hindu religious communities have played a significant role in shaping the religious history of the region. Among the least understood of such non-Hindu contributions is that of the Buddhists, who are little understood because of the scarcity of remnants of Tamil-speaking Buddhist culture. However, the two exant Buddhist texts in Tamil that are complete - a 6th-century poetic narrative known as the "Manimekalai" and an 11th-century treatise on grammar and postics, the "Viracoliyam" - reveal a wealth of information about their textual communities and their vision of Buddhist life in a diverse and competitive religious milieu. By focusing on these texts, the author sheds light on their role of literature and literary culture in the information, articulation, and evolution of religious identity and community.

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