LEADER 03102nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910452066403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-7914-8052-6 010 $a1-4294-9980-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000478374 035 $a(EBL)3407543 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000120064 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11141766 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000120064 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10081160 035 $a(PQKB)10230690 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3407543 035 $a(OCoLC)174144979 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse6505 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3407543 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10575970 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000478374 100 $a20060421d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe character of the self in ancient India$b[electronic resource] $epriests, kings, and women in the early Upanis?ads /$fBrian Black 210 $aAlbany $cState University of New York Press$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (240 p.) 225 1 $aSUNY series in Hindu studies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7914-7013-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""Notes"" 410 0$aSUNY series in Hindu studies. 606 $aHindu literature, Sanskrit$xHistory and criticism 606 $aCharacter in literature 606 $aSelf in literature 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aHindu literature, Sanskrit$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aCharacter in literature. 615 0$aSelf in literature. 676 $a294.5/9218 700 $aBlack$b Brian$f1970-$01029499 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452066403321 996 $aThe character of the self in ancient India$92445963 997 $aUNINA