Buddha as a God: An Empirical Assessment

For at least a century, scholars have argued about whether or not Buddha is considered a god. We treat this question empirically by conducting two ethnographic studies among residents of the Tyva Republic, one of the Buddhist republics in the Russian Federation. Using a mixed methods approach to int...

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Authors: Purzycki, Benjamin Grant (Author) ; Holland, Edward C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2019]
In: Method & theory in the study of religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 31, Issue: 4/5, Pages: 347-375
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Tuwa / Buddhism / Buddha 563 BC-483 BC / Deification / Cognitive anthropology
RelBib Classification:AA Study of religion
AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
BL Buddhism
KBK Europe (East)
Further subjects:B Buddhism
B Gods
B Tyva Republic
B Ethnographic Methods
B Cognitive Anthropology
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