Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Series Editor’s Preface vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Views of the Religious Landscape 16
7. 2. Space and the Ranking of Buddhisms 37
8. 3. Masculinities and Performances of Skepticism 60
9. 4. Offerings and Blessings 79
10. 5. Women, Offerings, and Symbolic Capital 97
11. 6. Sutra Recital and Buddhist Identities 118
12. 7. Conspicuous Devotion and Devotional Distinctions 138
13. 8. Interpretive Distinctions 159
14. 9. Language, Orthodoxy, and Performances of Authority 178
15. Conclusion 199
16. Notes 205
17. Bibliography 219
18. Index 231