Haunting the Buddha : Indian popular religions and the formation of Buddhism / Robert DeCaroli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

DeCaroli, Robert.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhism--India--History.

Buddhism.

Buddhist art--India.

Buddhist art.

Buddhist gods in art.

Art and mythology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 230 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Robert DeCaroli seeks to place the formation of Buddhism in its appropriate social & political contexts, by analysis of the early monks & nuns, what beliefs they brought with them from their upbringing & how the new faith offered them revolutionary new mechanisms with which to engage minor deities & spirits.

Contents:

Contents; 1. Coming to Terms; 2. Making Believers; 3. Set in Stone; 4. Ghost Stories; 5. The Politics of Enlightenment; 6. Policing the Monastery; 7. Passage from India; 8. Confronting Their Demons; Notes; Bibliography; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-220) and index.

ISBN:

0-19-029065-X

1-280-55905-5

9786610559053

0-19-803765-1

1-4237-2053-9

OCLC:

61342173