Language, texts, and society : explorations in ancient Indian culture and religion / / Patrick Olivelle [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910461232103321
• Autore: Olivelle Patrick
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Anthem Press, , 2011
• ISBN: 1-280-49078-0; 9786613586018; 1-84331-885-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (419 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Collana: Cultural, historical and textual studies of religions
• Disciplina: 294.5
• Soggetti: Hinduism; Sanskrit language; India Civilization
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: FRONT MATTER; Half Title Page; Series Page; Main Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; MAIN MATTER; I. Young Svetaketu: A Literary Study of an Upanisadic Story; II. dharmaskandhah and brahmasamsthah: A Study of Chandogya Upanisad 2.23.1; III. Orgasmic Rapture and Divine Ecstasy: The Semantic History of ananda; IV. Amrta: Women and Indian Technologies of Immortality; V. Power of Words: The Ascetic Appropriation and the Semantic Evolution of dharma; VI. Semantic History of Dharma: The Middle and Late Vedic Periods; VII. Explorations in the Early History of Dharmasastra; VIII. Structure and Composition of the Manava DharmasastraIX. Caste and Purity: A Study in the Language of the Dharma Literature; X. Rhetoric and Reality: Women's Agency in the Dharmasastras; XI. Manu and Gautama: A Study in Sastric Intertextuality; XII. Manu and the Arthasastra: A Study in Sastric Intertextuality; XIII. Unfaithful Transmitters: Philological Criticism and Critical Editions of the Upanisads; XIV. Sanskrit Commentators and the Transmission of Texts: Haradatta on Apastamba-Dharmasutra; XV. Hair and Society: Social Significance of Hair in South Asian Traditions; XVI. Abhaksya and Abhojya: An Exploration in Dietary LanguageXVII. ; Food for Thought: Dietary Rules and Social Organization in Ancient India; END MATTER; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This collection brings together the research papers of Patrick Olivelle, published over a period of about ten years. The unifying theme of these studies is the search for historical context and developments hidden within words and texts.