Imagining a place for Buddhism : literary culture and religious community in Tamil-speaking South India
"The intimate connection between religion and literature has become a commonplace assumption in the study of Christianity and western culture. In the study of South Asian religions, however, relatively little attention has been paid to this relationship. This study argues that, in early medieval South India, it was in the literary arena that religious ideals and values were publicly contested."--Jacket
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xi, 257 pages ; 25 cm
9780195139990, 0195139992
45263903