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UNINA9910817242003321 |
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Autore |
Olivelle Patrick |
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Titolo |
The āśrama system : the history and hermeneutics of a religious institution / / Patrick Olivelle |
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New York ; ; Oxford : , : Oxford university Press, , 1993 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-774141-X |
81-215-1135-6 |
1-280-65487-2 |
9786610654871 |
0-19-534478-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (289 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Asramas (Four stages of life) |
Religious life - Hinduism |
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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 (p. 247-262) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Abbreviations; Prologue; I. INTRODUCTION; 1. Meaning and Method; 2. Background and Context; II. THE EARLY PERIOD; 3. The Origins; 4. Ingredients of Change; III. THE CLASSICAL PERIOD; 5. The Classical Āśrama System; 6. Development of the Classical System; 7. The Āśramas and Other Brāhmanical Institutions; 8. The Āśrama System in Medieval Theology; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A study of the Asrama system, a Hindu construct consisting of four legitimate ways of leading a religious life. The author traces its early history and explains how Asrama gradually established connections with other Hindu religious institutions to emerge as a central tenet of the Hindu dharma. |
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