This examination employs a literary approach in an attempt to address the coherence of Chronicles as a whole. The book of Chronicles is examined using the methodology of utopian literary theory. From this innovative perspective, Chronicles is interpreted as a utopian work that c…
The Old Testament Book of Chronicles is something of a scholarly conundrum, as no consensus has yet emerged about the authorship, date, genre, or even the purpose of the work. Schweitzer employs utopian literary theory to offer a holistic approach to the coherence of this text.
The Old Testament Book of Chronicles is something of a scholarly conundrum, as no consensus has yet emerged about the authorship, date, genre, or even the purpose of the work. Schweitzer employs utopian literary theory to offer a holistic approach to the coherence of this text.
Examines the meaning of 'nirvana' and discusses Buddhist utopias, textuality and world history.
This book presents an answer to the question: what is nirvana? Part I distinguishes between systematic and narrative thought in the Pali texts of Theravada Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia, arguing that nirvana produces closure in both, and setting nirvana in the wider categ…