Stephen Berkwitz
Biographic Data
| ID | 5135745 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stephen Berkwitz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stephen |
| FAMILY NAME | Berkwitz |
| SIGNATURE | BERKWITZ S |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Buddhism in world cultures: Comparative Perspectives
Buddhist History in the Vernacular: The Power of the Past in Late Medieval Sri Lanka
This is a careful study about the power attributed to historical narratives in early medieval Sri Lanka. On the basis of Sinhala histories of the Buddha and his relics this work sheds new light on historiography at work in a vernacular setting. Arguing that historical texts were both ethically and socially constructive, the author demonstrates that narrative representations of the past served the purpose to transform writers, readers, and listene…
Buddhist History in the Vernacular: The Power of the Past in Late Medieval Sri Lanka
This is a careful study about the power attributed to historical narratives in early medieval Sri Lanka. On the basis of Sinhala histories of the Buddha and his relics this work sheds new light on historiography at work in a vernacular setting. Arguing that historical texts were both ethically and socially constructive, the author demonstrates that narrative representations of the past served the purpose to transform writers, readers, and listene…
Buddhist History in the Vernacular: The Power of the Past in Late Medieval Sri Lanka
This is a careful study about the power attributed to historical narratives in early medieval Sri Lanka. On the basis of Sinhala histories of the Buddha and his relics this work sheds new light on historiography at work in a vernacular setting. Arguing that historical texts were both ethically and socially constructive, the author demonstrates that narrative representations of the past served the purpose to transform writers, readers, and listene…
Buddhism in world cultures: Comparative Perspectives
Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (2 works) · Buddhism (2 works) · History (2 works) · Indian and Buddhist Studies (2 works) · 21st century (1 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Anthropology, cultural (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works)