LEADER 03552nam 22006372 450 001 9910461232103321 005 20151002020704.0 010 $a1-280-49078-0 010 $a9786613586018 010 $a1-84331-885-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000160401 035 $a(EBL)875542 035 $a(OCoLC)781862368 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000637645 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12218547 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000637645 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10684303 035 $a(PQKB)11387224 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781843318859 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC875542 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL875542 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10539062 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL358601 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000160401 100 $a20120305d2011|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aLanguage, texts, and society $eexplorations in ancient Indian culture and religion /$fPatrick Olivelle$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aLondon :$cAnthem Press,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (419 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aCultural, historical and textual studies of religions 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-85728-431-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFRONT 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 Dharmasastra 327 $aVIII. 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 Traditions 327 $aXVI. Abhaksya and Abhojya: An Exploration in Dietary LanguageXVII. Food for Thought: Dietary Rules and Social Organization in Ancient India; END MATTER; References; Index 330 $aThis collection brings together the research papers of Patrick Olivelle, published over a period of about ten years. The unifying theme of these studies is the search for historical context and developments hidden within words and texts. 410 0$aCultural, historical and textual studies of religions. 517 3 $aLanguage, Texts, & Society 606 $aHinduism 606 $aSanskrit language 607 $aIndia$xCivilization 615 0$aHinduism. 615 0$aSanskrit language. 676 $a294.5 700 $aOlivelle$b Patrick$0441894 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461232103321 996 $aLanguage, texts and society$91732277 997 $aUNINA