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Paperback The Buddha in Sri Lanka: Histories and Stories Book

ISBN: 0367277840

ISBN13: 9780367277840

The Buddha in Sri Lanka: Histories and Stories

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This book examines culture, religion and polity in the context of Buddhism. Gananath Obeyesekere, one of the foremost analytical voices from South Asia develops Freud's notion of 'dream work', the 'work of culture' and ideas of no-self (anatta) to understand Buddhism in contemporary Sri Lanka. This work offers a restorative interpretation of Buddhist myths in contrast to the perspective involving deconstruction. The book deals with a range...

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