15. The “Indian Oedipus”

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Technical Details and Abbreviations xiii
6. Introduction xv
7. 1. Incest and Schism 1
8. 2. The Creation of Sects in Early Buddhism 12
9. 3. The Story of Mahãdeva 17
10. 4. The Buddhist Context of Sin 21
11. 5. Mahâdeva in Other Sources 38
12. 6. Schism Accounts in Buddhist Doxographies 58
13. 7. The Story of Dharmaruci 64
14. 8. Abuse and Victimhood 76
15. 9. Persian Perversities 82
16. 10. The Bedtrick 88
17. 11. Retelling Dharmaruci’s Story 100
18. 12. Dharmaruci in Other Sources 110
19. 13. Incest in Indian Buddhist Culture 125
20. 14. The Story of Utpalavarȉ 137
21. 15. The “Indian Oedipus” 164
22. 16. Joseph and the Wife of Potiphar 171
23. 17. Further Dimensions of the Oedipal in India 180
24. 18. The Medieval European Oedipal Judas 189
25. 19. Why Incest Taboos? 202
26. 20. Forging Mahâdeva 217
27. Notes 229
28. Glossary 303
29. Works Cited 305
30. Index 335