Browsing Institutt for filosofi og religionsvitenskap by Author "Bretfeld-Wolf, Ann-Kathrin"
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Hoisted by their Own Petard: The Emergence of Sri Lankan Buddhist Printing and Counter-Christian Activities
Bretfeld-Wolf, Ann-Kathrin (Journal article, 2017)This contribution describes the emergence of print technology in Sri Lanka and the role it played in shaping modern Sri Lankan Buddhism, as exemplified by the case study of the textual transmission of the Mahāvaṃsa, a ... -
Pāli History Beyond the Master-Narrative. The Dhātuvaṃsa's Version of 'Buddha Visits' and the Power of Adaptations
Bretfeld-Wolf, Ann-Kathrin (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2023:300, Doctoral thesis, 2023)English summary This study investigates how a local history, the Pāli Dhātuvaṃsa, has adapted the cultural topos of ‘Buddha visits’ to its local setting. This cultural topos of ‘Buddha visits’ has been of high significance ...