Rhetorics of Solidarity in Mahāyāna Sūtra Literature: Or, "You’re So Vain, I Bet You Think This Sūtra Is about You"
In approaching Mahāyāna sūtras primarily as documents meant to convey and legitimize theological innovations, scholars have paid less attention to their literary forms and social effects. This article advocates for increased attention to these latter features and argues for one distinctive feature o...
Subtitles: | "History, Performativity, and Solidarity in the Study of Mahāyāna Sūtra Literature" |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
2021
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History of religions
Year: 2021, Volume: 61, Issue: 2, Pages: 212-237 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mahajanasutra
/ Literary form
/ Cultural identity
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RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion BL Buddhism |
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