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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: DeCaroli, Robert
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University, ©2004.
Temas:
Buddhism > India > History.
Buddhist art > India.
Buddhist gods in art.
Art and mythology.
Bouddhisme > Inde > Histoire.
Art bouddhique > Inde.
Dieux bouddhiques dans l'art.
Art et mythologie.
RELIGION > Buddhism > History.
Art and mythology
Buddhism
Buddhist art
Buddhist gods in art
Buddhismus
Geschichte
Buddhistische Kunst
Budismo (história) > Índia.
Religiões orientais > Índia.
India
Indien
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 230 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-220) and index.
ISBN:1423720539
9781423720539
0195168380
9780195168389

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