Riven by Lust
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Riven by Lust

Incest and Schism in Indian Buddhist Legend and Historiography

  1. 368 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Riven by Lust

Incest and Schism in Indian Buddhist Legend and Historiography

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Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Year
2008
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9780824864170
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Indian & South Asian History

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Technical Details and Abbreviations
  5. Introduction
  6. 1. Incest and Schism
  7. 2. The Creation of Sects in Early Buddhism
  8. 3. The Story of MahĂŁdeva
  9. 4. The Buddhist Context of Sin
  10. 5. Mahâdeva in Other Sources
  11. 6. Schism Accounts in Buddhist Doxographies
  12. 7. The Story of Dharmaruci
  13. 8. Abuse and Victimhood
  14. 9. Persian Perversities
  15. 10. The Bedtrick
  16. 11. Retelling Dharmaruci’s Story
  17. 12. Dharmaruci in Other Sources
  18. 13. Incest in Indian Buddhist Culture
  19. 14. The Story of Utpalavarâ
  20. 15. The “Indian Oedipus”
  21. 16. Joseph and the Wife of Potiphar
  22. 17. Further Dimensions of the Oedipal in India
  23. 18. The Medieval European Oedipal Judas
  24. 19. Why Incest Taboos?
  25. 20. Forging Mahâdeva
  26. Notes
  27. Glossary
  28. Works Cited
  29. Index

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