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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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
[2019]
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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
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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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