Haunting the Buddha Indian popular religions and the formation of Buddhism
Robert DeCaroli seeks to place the formation of Buddhism in its appropriate social & political contexts, by analysis of the early monks & nuns, what beliefs they brought with them from their upbringing & how the new faith offered them revolutionary new mechanisms with which to engage min...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Oxford University
2004, c2004
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Robert DeCaroli seeks to place the formation of Buddhism in its appropriate social & political contexts, by analysis of the early monks & nuns, what beliefs they brought with them from their upbringing & how the new faith offered them revolutionary new mechanisms with which to engage minor deities & spirits |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 230 p. ill |
| ISBN: | 9780199835133 0199835136 |