03552nam 22006372 450 991046123210332120151002020704.01-280-49078-097866135860181-84331-885-7(CKB)2670000000160401(EBL)875542(OCoLC)781862368(SSID)ssj0000637645(PQKBManifestationID)12218547(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000637645(PQKBWorkID)10684303(PQKB)11387224(UkCbUP)CR9781843318859(MiAaPQ)EBC875542(Au-PeEL)EBL875542(CaPaEBR)ebr10539062(CaONFJC)MIL358601(EXLCZ)99267000000016040120120305d2011|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierLanguage, texts, and society explorations in ancient Indian culture and religion /Patrick Olivelle[electronic resource]London :Anthem Press,2011.1 online resource (419 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Cultural, historical and textual studies of religionsTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).0-85728-431-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 DharmasastraVIII. 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 TraditionsXVI. Abhaksya and Abhojya: An Exploration in Dietary LanguageXVII. Food for Thought: Dietary Rules and Social Organization in Ancient India; END MATTER; References; IndexThis 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.Cultural, historical and textual studies of religions.Language, Texts, & SocietyHinduismSanskrit languageIndiaCivilizationHinduism.Sanskrit language.294.5Olivelle Patrick441894UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910461232103321Language, texts and society1732277UNINA