[PDF.52gx] Buddhist History in the Vernacular: The Power of the Past in Late Medieval Sri Lanka (Brill's Indological Library) (No. 23)

Buddhist History in the Vernacular: The Power of the Past in Late Medieval Sri Lanka (Brill's Indological Library) (No. 23)

[PDF.gp55] Buddhist History in the Vernacular: The Power of the Past in Late Medieval Sri Lanka (Brill's Indological Library) (No. 23)

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||About the Author|Stephen C. Berkwitz, Ph.D. (1999) in Religious Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Southwest Missouri State University. He has written chiefly on the cultural history and contem

This is a careful study about the power attributed to historical narratives in early medieval Sri Lanka. On the basis of Sinhala histories of the Buddha and his relics this work sheds new light on historiography at work in a vernacular setting. Arguing that historical texts were both ethically and socially constructive, the author demonstrates that narrative representations of the past served the purpose to transform writers, readers, and listeners of history into virtuo...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Buddhist History in the Vernacular: The Power of the Past in Late Medieval Sri Lanka (Brill's Indological Library) (No. 23)   |  Stephen Berkwitz. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.

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