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<p>This book examines culture, religion and polity in the context of Buddhism. Gananath Obeyesekere, one of the foremost analytical voices from South Asia develops Freud’s notion of ‘dream work’, the ‘work of culture’ and ideas of no-self (<i>anatta</i>) to understand Buddhism in contemporary Sri Lanka. This work offers a restorative interpretation of Buddhist myths in contrast to the perspective involving deconstruction. The book deals with a range of themes connected with Buddhism, including o
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- Author
- Gananath Obeyesekere
- Publisher
- Routledge India
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781351592253
- Category
- social science
- Subjects
- Science, Philosophy, Buddhism
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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