LEADER 04511nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910955699203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-7914-7976-5 010 $a1-4356-0027-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000478372 035 $a(OCoLC)174144956 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10575796 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000153138 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11161202 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000153138 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10393165 035 $a(PQKB)10237126 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3407370 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse6564 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3407370 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10575796 035 $a(OCoLC)923404216 035 $a(BIP)41608913 035 $a(BIP)13760982 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000478372 100 $a20061002d2007 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe fall of the indigo jackal $ethe discourse of division and Purnabhadra's Pancatantra /$fMcComas Taylor 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAlbany $cState University of New York Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (xiv, 236 pages) 300 $aOriginally presented as the author's thesis (Ph.D.--Australian National University, 2005). 311 0 $a0-7914-7177-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 223-232) and index. 327 $aIntro -- The Fall of the Indigo Jackal -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Conventions -- 1. Introduction -- THE TEXTUAL FAMILIES OF THE SANSKRIT PAŃCATANTRA -- PURNABHADRA'S PAŃCATANTRA -- ASSIGNING MEANING TO THE PAŃCATANTRA -- QUESTIONS ADDRESSED IN THIS STUDY -- 2. The Discourse of Division in the Pańcatantra -- THE CONCEPT OF JATI IN THE PAŃCATANTRA -- SVABHAVA-"ESSENTIAL NATURE" -- JATI AND SOCIAL STATUS -- ENMITY/AMITY -- 3. The "Regime of Truth" and the Pańcatantra -- THE AUTHORITATIVE VOICE -- UNIVERSALIZING THE DISCOURSE: SPACE, TIME, AND AUDIENCE -- THE SASTRIC PARADIGM -- INTERTEXTUALITY -- THE "NATURALIZATION" OF DISCOURSE -- A "REGIME OF TRUTH" FOR THE PAŃCATANTRA -- 4. The Discourse of Division and the Brahmanical Archive -- THE ORIGINS OF VARNA -- SVADHARMA-"ESSENTIAL DUTY" -- STATUS -- ENMITY/AMITY -- THE CULTURAL CONTEXT OF THE DISCOURSE OF DIVISION -- 5. Conclusion -- Appendix 1. Core Stories of the Pańcatantra Family -- Appendix 2. Summary of Stories in Purnabhadra's Pańcatantra -- Notes -- Glossary of Sanskrit Terms -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y. 330 $aContemporary critical theory is brought to the consideration of caste in the Pan?catantra, one of the best-known cycles of Indian tales. Every child growing up in India knows the story of the jackal who fell into the vat of blue dye, and discovering the power of his majestic new appearance, declared himself king of the forest. In spite of his pretenses, the jackal, eventually betrayed by his own instincts, was set upon by the other animals. This and many similar narratives are found in the Pan?catantra , the collection of Sanskrit tales for children compiled by a Jaina monk named Pu?rn?abhadra in 1199 CE. In this book, McComas Taylor looks at the discourses that give shape and structure to the fall of the indigo jackal and the other tales within the Pan?catantra . The work's fictional metasociety of animals, kings, and laundrymen are divided according to their ja?ti , or "kind." This discourse of caste holds that individuals' essential natures, statuses, and social circles are all determined by their birth. Taylor applies contemporary critical theory developed by Foucault, Bourdieu, Barthes, and others to show how these ideas are related to other Sanskritic master-texts, and describes the "regime of truth" that provides validation for the discourse of division. McComas Taylor is Head of the South Asia Centre, Faculty of Asian Studies at the Australian National University. 606 $aCaste in literature 606 $aSanskrit literature$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aCaste in literature. 615 0$aSanskrit literature$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a891.2/3 700 $aTaylor$b McComas$f1956-$01076030 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910955699203321 996 $aThe fall of the indigo jackal$94474317 997 $aUNINA