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"Of Ancestors and Ghosts: How Preta Narratives Constructed Buddhist Cosmology and Shaped Buddhist Ethics"

2024
Author(s):
Adeana McNicholl
Publisher
Oxford University Press
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Cover of the book, "Of Ancestors and Ghosts" by Adeana McNicholl
  • A rare comparative study of Sanskrit and Pali South Asian Buddhist narratives about "pretas"
  • Highlights the vital role of narrative literature for constructing religious cosmologies
  • Illustrates the role of narrative in ethical formation
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