Religion and Biography in China and Tibet
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies
| Author: | Benjamin Penny | ISBN: | 9781136113949 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | September 5, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Benjamin Penny |
| ISBN: | 9781136113949 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | September 5, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
The Chinese and Tibetan traditions value biography as a primary historiographical and literary genre. This volume analyses biographies as texts, taking seriously the literary turn in historical and religious studies and applying some of its insights to an understudied but central corpus of material in Chinese and Tibetan religion.
The Chinese and Tibetan traditions value biography as a primary historiographical and literary genre. This volume analyses biographies as texts, taking seriously the literary turn in historical and religious studies and applying some of its insights to an understudied but central corpus of material in Chinese and Tibetan religion.
