Kniha Buddhist Visnu John Clifford Holt

Buddhist Visnu

Religious Transformation, Politics, and Culture

Jazyk: Angličtina
Vazba: Pevná
Dostupnost: Očekávaný dotisk
Termín neznámý
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John Holt's groundbreaking study examines the assimilation, transformation, and subordination of the...

Informace o knize

Jazyk
Angličtina
Vazba
Kniha - Pevná
Vydáno
2004
Stránek
448
EAN
9780231133227
ISBN
0231133227
Enbook ID
04558208
Hmotnost
649
Rozměry
152 x 229 x 29

Kompletní popis

John Holt's groundbreaking study examines the assimilation, transformation, and subordination of the Hindu deity Visnu within the contexts of Sri Lankan history and Sinhala Buddhist religious culture. Holt argues that political agendas and social forces, as much as doctrinal concerns, have shaped the shifting patterns of the veneration of Visnu in Sri Lanka. Holt begins with a comparative look at the assimilation of the Buddha in Hinduism. He then explores the role and rationale of medieval Sinhala kings in assimilating Visnu into Sinhala Buddhism. Offering analyses of texts, many of which have never before been translated into English, Holt considers the development of Visnu in Buddhist literature and the changing practices of deity veneration. Shifting to the present, Holt describes the efforts of contemporary Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka to discourage the veneration of Visnu, suggesting that many are motivated by a reactionary fear that their culture and society will soon be overrun by the influences and practices of Hindus, Muslims, and Christians.

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