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SUMMARY:The Historic Conversations of Gods\, Kings and Sages: Literary Dia
 logues Across South Asian Religious Traditions - Dr James Hegarty (Cardiff
  University)
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CONTACT:Charles Li
DESCRIPTION:In this paper\, I explore literary dialogues between prominent
  religious and royal authorities in Hindu\, Buddhist and even Sikh traditi
 ons. I will consider the way in which this literary form is used both to r
 eject and tacitly incorporate the ideas of religious rivals. I also take u
 p the use of these dialogues as a form of propaganda\, which often aim to 
 secure support for a given religious tradition from lay supporters and\, i
 n  particular\, from social elites. I will consider how these conversation
 s are shaped by both the particular mythologies of a given religious tradi
 tion\, but also - in some cases - by more recent historical experience. My
  central hypothesis will be that the literary evocation of conversations b
 etween religious and temporal authorities has provided an enduring means o
 f transmitting and adapting religious knowledge as well as reflecting on h
 istorical experience in South Asian religious traditions.
LOCATION:Room 8+9\, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
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