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The Selfless Ego - Configurations of Identity in Tibetan Life Writing (Hardcover)
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The Selfless Ego - Configurations of Identity in Tibetan Life Writing (Hardcover)
Series: Life Writing
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The essays collected in The Selfless Ego propose an innovative
approach to one of the most fascinating aspects of Tibetan
literature: life writing. Departing from past schemes of
interpretation, this book addresses issues of literary theory and
identity construction, eluding the strictures imposed by the
adoption of the hagiographical master narrative as synonymous with
the genre. The book is divided into two parts. Ideally conceived as
an 'introduction' to traditional forms of life writing as expressed
in Buddhist milieus, Part I. Memory and Imagination in Tibetan
Hagiographical Writing centres on the inner tensions between
literary convention and self-expression that permeate indigenous
hagiographies, mystical songs, records of teachings, and
autobiographies. Part II: Conjuring Tibetan Lives explores the most
unconventional traits of the genre, sifting through the narrative
configuration of Tibetan biographical writings as 'liberation
stories' to unearth those fragments of life that compose an
individual's multifaceted existence. This volume is the first to
approach Tibetan life writing from a literary and narratological
perspective, encompassing a wide range of disciplines, themes,
media, and historical periods, and thus opening new and vibrant
areas of research to future scholarship across the Humanities. The
chapters in this book were originally published as two special
issues of Life Writing.
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