Buddhist History in the Vernacular
Author | : Stephen C. Berkwitz |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2004 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004139107 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004139109 |
Rating | : 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Buddhist History in the Vernacular by : Stephen C. Berkwitz
Download or read book Buddhist History in the Vernacular written by Stephen C. Berkwitz and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2004 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book on vernacular Buddhist histories written in late medieval Sri Lanka demonstrates that narrative representations of the past were designed to effectively constructing new moral communities in translocal spaces.