The Two Faces of Deva
The Mara/Brahma Tandem
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12908259 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Nichols (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 45-60 |
| Publication date | 2010-05-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions of South Asia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-2689 • E-ISSN: 1751-2697 |
| Publisher | Equinox Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1558/rosa.v3i1.45 |
| OpenAlex | W2074275422 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
In this paper, I demonstrate how a comparison of the portrayals of Brahmadevas with the figure of Mara in Buddhist Pali texts can tell us a great deal about Indian Buddhist sociology that has been overlooked previously. This coordination of Brahma and Mara clearly serves to hierarchize human Brahmins as either potential allies in religious practice or demonic impediments, showing a direct link between Buddhist mythic narrative and conceptualizations of social categories. This paper demonstrates how attention to connections between mythic narrative and social interaction sheds light on the complexities of Indian Buddhist attitudes toward their Brahmanical competitors
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Buddhism · Literature · Narrative · Sociology · South asia · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · History · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Philosophy · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.09 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |