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Autore |
Black Brian <1970-> |
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Titolo |
The character of the self in ancient India [[electronic resource] ] : priests, kings, and women in the early Upaniṣads / / Brian Black |
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Albany, : State University of New York Press, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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0-7914-8052-6 |
1-4294-9980-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (240 p.) |
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Collana |
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SUNY series in Hindu studies |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Hindu literature, Sanskrit - History and criticism |
Character in literature |
Self in literature |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""The Character of the Self in Ancient India""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""OPENING STATEMENT""; ""WHAT ARE THE UPANISADS?""; ""THE SELF, LIFE, DEATH, AND IMMORTALITY""; ""THE HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL CONTEXT""; ""CHARACTERIZING THE SELF""; ""LITERARY CHARACTERS""; ""THE SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF KNOWLEDGE""; ""MYSTERY OR MYSTIQUE: THE CHARACTER OF KNOWLEDGE""; ""1. Teachers and Students: The Emergence of Teaching as an Object of Discourse""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""SANDILYA AND THE TEACHING OF ATMAN AND BRAHMAN""; ""SANDILYA FROM RITUALIST TO TEACHER"" |
""UDDALAKA ARUNI AND THE TEACHING OF TAT TVAM ASI""""UDDALAKA AND SVETAKETU:ACTING OUT THE UPANAYANA""; ""INDRA AS THE PERSISTENT STUDENT""; ""NARADA AND SANATKUMARA: KNOWLEDGE OF ATMAN AS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE VEDAS""; ""NACIKETAS AND THE INITIATION OF ANUPANISHADIC BRAHMIN""; ""THE GRADUATION OF A BRAHMIN STUDENTIN THE TAITTIRIYA UPANISAD""; ""SATYAKAMA AND THE BEGINNINGS OF A BRAHMIN HAGIOGRAPHY""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""2. Debates between Brahmins: The Competitive Dynamics of the Brahmodya""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE BRAHMODYA AND THE SACRIFICE"" |
""Notes"" |
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