Alan Cole

Fetishizing Tradition: Desire and Reinvention in Buddhist and Christian Narratives Alan Cole

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Biographical Note: Alan Cole is an independent scholar and the author of "Fathering Your Father: The Zen of Fabrication in Tang Buddhism"; "Text as Father: Paternal Seductions in Early Mah y na Buddhist Literature"; and "Mothers and Sons in Chinese Buddhism.""Table of Contents: Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Fetishes and the Spirit of Religious Studies 1. Methodology and a World of Commentary 2. Paul s Letters, or How God Became a Jewish Priest 3. The Gospel of Mark, or Narrative as Floating Patriarchy 4. The "S tra on the Land of Bliss," or That Place between Tongues and Texts 5. The "Platform S tra of the Sixth Patriarch," or Paternal Truth for the Masses Conclusions: The Limits of Fetishizing Tradition Notes Bibliography Index" Contributor Bio:  Cole, Alan Alan Cole is Professor of Religious Studies at Lewis & Clark College. He is the author of "Mothers and Sons in Chinese Buddhism" and "Text as Father: Paternal Seductions in Early Mahayana Buddhist Literature" (UC Press).