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...

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Subtitles:"History, Performativity, and Solidarity in the Study of Mahāyāna Sūtra Literature"
Main Author: Wedemeyer, Christian K. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Chicago Press 2021
In: History of religions
Year: 2021, Volume: 61, Issue: 2, Pages: 212-237
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Mahajanasutra / Literary form / Cultural identity
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AG Religious life; material religion
BL Buddhism
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