Towards a Theory of Oral Criticism for Early Buddhist Scripture

Because they were originally composed and passed down in oral form, the early Buddhist texts are not amenable to analysis through the tools of standard textual criticism. Taking Milman Parry’s oral theory as a starting point, this article suggests the possibility of an “oral criticism” that can be u...

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Main Author: McGovern, Nathan 1981- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2024
In: Numen
Year: 2024, Volume: 71, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 141-166
Further subjects:B Textual Criticism
B Buddhism
B Tipiṭaka
B oral theory
B Pali
B Orality
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