Widmer, C: Buddha und der 'Andere'

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-3-525-54038-1
Verlag: Vandenhoeck + Ruprecht

Buch, Deutsch, Band Band 009, 434 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 858 g

Reihe: Critical Studies in Religion/Religionswissenschaft (CSRRW)

Many suttas of the P?li Canon report on how Buddha conversed with Brahams, ascetics and housekeepers about religious matters. In this volume Caroline Widmer studies the extant literary traces concerning religious differences. Perhaps the oldest complete transmission concerning Buddhism is found in the P?li Canon, which contains literary-narrative disputes with other religions from an emic perspective. The suttas describe, for example, how Buddha met with representatives of other religious groups and discussed with them. Caroline Widmer looks at the extent to which religious differentiation was present during these encounters and how the religious “other” was depicted. She is primarily interested in presenting a narrative analysis of such suttas and in solving the question of their function within the Buddhist tradition.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Widmer, Caroline

Weitere Mitwirkende

Emmrich, Christoph

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus Buddhismus: Heilige Texte & Traditionsliteratur

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As probably the oldest complete literary tradition of Buddhism the Pali Canon reflects the encounters between different religious traditions from an emic perspective. The Suttas tell us about the Buddha not only teaching his disciples but also discussing with religious ‘others’ as Brahmins, ascetics, and householders. Caroline Widmer describes how religious boundaries are set and how the ‘other’ is depicted in the Suttas of the Pali Canon. Central to the study are the analysis of such texts as narratives and reflections about their function within the Buddhist literary tradition.>

Über Autor(innen)

Widmer, Caroline
Caroline Widmer ist Postdoc-Forscherin am Religionswissenschaftlichen Seminar der Universität Zürich, Lehrbeauftragte am Religionspädagogischen Institut der Universität Luzern und freie Mitarbeiterin am Museum Rietberg Zürich.

Caroline Widmer ist Lehrbeauftragte an den Religionswissenschaftlichen/Religionspädagogischen Seminaren der Universitäten Zürich/Luzern.