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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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2004.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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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| Item Description: | Title from title screen (viewed 8 February 2005). Originally published in print: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 230 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0195168380 9780195168389 1423720539 9781423720539 |