Buddhist Rituals of Death and Rebirth: Contemporary Sri Lankan Practice and Its Origins (Routledgecurzon Critical Studies in Buddhism) - Hardcover

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Langer, Rita

 
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Drawing on early Vedic sutras and Pali texts as well as archaeological and epigraphical material, this book provides a thorough analysis of the rituals and social customs surrounding death in the Theravada tradition of Sri Lanka.

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Rita Langer is currently Research Fellow in Buddhist Studies at the University of Bristol, UK. Focusing on Southeast Asia (Thailand and Laos), she is continuing her research into Theravada death rituals as part of a larger AHRC funded project, 'Buddhist Death Rituals of Southeast Asia and China'.

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9780415544702: Buddhist Rituals of Death and Rebirth: Contemporary Sri Lankan Practice and Its Origins (Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism)

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ISBN 10:  041554470X ISBN 13:  9780415544702
Verlag: Routledge, 2009
Softcover