Heinz Bechert

492 citations
47 papers · 217 indexed · h-index 8
Topics
Indian and Buddhist Studies (26 papers)Eurasian Exchange Networks (13 papers)Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (9 papers)
Partner nations
Germany

In The Last Decade

Heinz Bechert

31 papers receiving 136 citations

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Heinz Bechert
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  • Sociology and Political Science 116
  • Religious studies 86
  • Anthropology 73
  • Political Science and International Relations 57
  • Philosophy 45
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All Works

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Der indische Buddhismus und seine Verzweigungen
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Texte der erkenntnistheoretischen Schule des Buddhismus
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When did the Buddha live? : the controversy on the dating of the historical Buddha : selected papers based on a symposium held under the auspices of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen
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Sanskrit-Wörterbuch der buddhistischen Texte aus den Turfan-Funden und der kanonischen Literatur der Sarvāstivāda-Schule
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The dating of the historical Buddha = Die Datierung des historischen Buddha
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Abkürzungsverzeichnis zur buddhistischen Literatur in Indien und Südostasien
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Die Lebenszeit des Buddha : das älteste feststehende Datum der indischen Geschichte?
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Le monde du bouddhisme
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Die Welt des Buddhismus
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Ausgewählte kleine Schriften
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Die Sprache der ältesten buddhistischen Überlieferung = The language of the earliest Buddhist tradition
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Einführung in die Indologie : Stand, Methoden, Aufgaben
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Buddhism in Ceylon and studies on religious syncretism in Buddhist countries : report on a Symposium in Göttingen
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Kleine Schriften zur Indologie und Buddhismuskunde
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Zum Ursprung der Geschichtsschreibung im indischen Kulturbereich
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Götter und Mythen des indischen Subkontinents
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Der Buddhismus : eine atheistische Religion
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About Heinz Bechert

Heinz Bechert is a scholar working on Religious studies, Anthropology and Classics, having authored 47 papers that have together received 217 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Indian and Buddhist Studies (26 papers), Eurasian Exchange Networks (13 papers) and Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Religious studies (86 citations), Anthropology (73 citations) and Philosophy (45 citations). Heinz Bechert has collaborated with scholars based in Germany. Frequent co-authors include Gananath Obeyesekere, Richard Gombrich, Josef van Ess, Hans Küng, D. Seyfort Ruegg, Ernest Bender, Charles Hallisey, Steven Collins, Charles S. Prebish and Richard Salomon. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Asian Studies, Journal of the American Oriental Society and Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient.

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