Hagiography and religious truth: case studies in the Abrahamic and Dharmic traditions
Dedication -- Figures -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction / Rico G. Monge, Kerry P. C. San Chirico, and Rachel J. Smith -- Part 1. Theoretical Considerations. Chapter 1. Saints, Truth, and the "Use and Abuse" of Hagiography / Rico G. Monge ; Chapter 2. Devotion,...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Bloomsbury
2016
London Bloomsbury Publishing 2016 |
| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Hagiography
/ Truth
/ Hinduism
/ Christianity
/ Islam
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Abrahamic Religions B Saints B Hinduism B Hagiography B Electronic books |
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| Summary: | Dedication -- Figures -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction / Rico G. Monge, Kerry P. C. San Chirico, and Rachel J. Smith -- Part 1. Theoretical Considerations. Chapter 1. Saints, Truth, and the "Use and Abuse" of Hagiography / Rico G. Monge ; Chapter 2. Devotion, Critique, and the Reading of Christian Saints' Lives / Rachel J. Smith ; Chapter 3. Sacred Narrative and The Truth: What Does It Mean If It Did Not Happen? / Patricia Fann Bouteneff and Peter C. Bouteneff -- Part 2. Case Studies in Dharmic Traditions. Chapter 4. Imagining Hagiographies in Chhattisgarh / Ramdas Lamb ; Chapter 5. Turning Tomb to Temple: Hagiography, Sacred Space, and Ritual Activity in a Thirteenth-Century Hindu Shrine / Mark J. McLaughlin ; Chapter 6. From Legend to Flesh and Bone: The Reenactment of a Tantric Narrative / Joel S. Gruber -- Part 3. Case Studies in Abrahamic Traditions. Chapter 7. The Transmission of Virtue in the Hagiography of Hacı Bektaş Veli: The Narrative of Güvenç Abdal / Vernon J. Schubel ; Chapter 8. A Global Intercessor: Triumphalism and Reconciliation in the Services of St. John Maximovich / Nicholas Denysenko ; Chapter 9. "King-slaves" in South Africa: Shrines, Ritual, & Resistance / Bahar Davary ; Chapter 10. Many Truths, One Story: John of Ephesus's Lives of the Eastern Saints / Todd E. French -- Part 4. Case Studies in Comparison. Chapter 11. Saints from the Margin: Rescuing Tradition through Hagiography in the Lives of Sylouan the Athonite and Milarepa / Thomas Cattoi ; Chapter 12. Holy Negotiations in a Hindu Heartland: Abundant People and Spaces among the Khrist Bhaktas of Banaras / Kerry P. C. San Chirico -- Afterword -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index. "The hagiographic materials from the world's religions can tell us much about the beliefs and practices of the people, yet the limited degree to which hagiography has been used as an instrument for understanding diverse religious traditions is surprising. Hagiography and Religious Truth provides a clearer understanding of the ways hagiography functions to disclose truth for practitioners and suggests various ways that these underexploited sources enrich our comprehension of broader issues in religious studies. This volume provides a much-needed cross-cultural and interreligious comparison of saints' lives, iconography, and devotional practices. The contributors show that hagiographic sources can in fact be "truths of manifestation," which function as vehicles for prefiguring, configuring, and refiguring religious, social, and cultural life. The editors argue that some meanings simply cannot be communicated effectively through historical-critical methodologies. By exploring how hagiography functions throughout several of the world's religious traditions, this volume illustrates how various modes of hagiography articulate religious ideas and uniquely represent conceptions of sanctity."--Bloomsbury Publishing |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1474235808 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5040/9781474235808 |