03102nam 2200625Ia 450 991045206640332120200520144314.00-7914-8052-61-4294-9980-X(CKB)1000000000478374(EBL)3407543(SSID)ssj0000120064(PQKBManifestationID)11141766(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000120064(PQKBWorkID)10081160(PQKB)10230690(MiAaPQ)EBC3407543(OCoLC)174144979(MdBmJHUP)muse6505(Au-PeEL)EBL3407543(CaPaEBR)ebr10575970(EXLCZ)99100000000047837420060421d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe character of the self in ancient India[electronic resource] priests, kings, and women in the early Upaniṣads /Brian BlackAlbany State University of New York Press20071 online resource (240 p.)SUNY series in Hindu studiesDescription based upon print version of record.0-7914-7013-X Includes bibliographical references and index.""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""SUNY series in Hindu studies.Hindu literature, SanskritHistory and criticismCharacter in literatureSelf in literatureElectronic books.Hindu literature, SanskritHistory and criticism.Character in literature.Self in literature.294.5/9218Black Brian1970-1029499MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452066403321The character of the self in ancient India2445963UNINA