Fetishizing tradition : desire and reinvention in Buddhist and Christian narratives /
Alan Cole.
- 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Methodology and a world of commentary -- Paul's letters, or how God became a Jewish priest -- The Gospel of Mark, or narrative as floating patriarchy -- The Sutra on the land of bliss, or, that place between texts and tongues -- The platform Sutra of the sixth patriarch, or, paternal truth for the masses.
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Desire--Religious aspects--Buddhism. Desire--Religious aspects--Christianity. Buddhism--Doctrines. Christian art and symbolism. Fetishism. Buddhism--Doctrines. Christian art and symbolism. Desire--Religious aspects--Buddhism. Desire--Religious aspects--Christianity. Fetishism. RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament