TY  - GEN
T1  - Sacred biography in the Buddhist traditions of South and Southeast Asia
A2  - Schober, Juliane
LA  - English
PP  - Honolulu, Hawaii
PB  - University of Hawai'i Press
YR  - 1997
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocm48138326
AB  - This collection of previously unpublished essays presents a broad range of explorations into the biographical genre of the Buddhist traditions of South and Southeast Asia. Each contribution examines sacred biography in one or more representational modalities in the texts, art history, literature, myths, rituals and cultures of the Buddhist tradition. Scholars in the history of religions, anthropology, literature and art history present a broad range of explorations into sacred biography as an interpretive genre. The essays investigate both universal and local articulations of Buddhist sacred biography, illustrating the construction of interpretive frames of reference that map salient themes onto diverse contexts. The combination of thematic depth and theoretical sophistication in Sacred Biography makes this volume innovative reading for all scholars with comparative interests.
OP  - 366
CN  - BQ843 .S23 1997eb
SN  - 9780585366340
SN  - 0585366349
SN  - 9780824864217
SN  - 0824864212
SN  - 9780824816995
SN  - 0824816994
KW  - Gautama Buddha.
KW  - Gautama Buddha
KW  - Buddhist saints : Biography : History and criticism.
KW  - Buddhist hagiography : History and criticism.
KW  - Saints bouddhistes : Biographies : Histoire et critique.
KW  - Hagiographie bouddhique : Histoire et critique.
KW  - RELIGION : Buddhism : General.
KW  - Buddhist hagiography
KW  - Buddhist saints : Biography
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc.
ER  -