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The fall of the indigo jackal : the discourse of division and Purnabhadra's Pancatantra / / McComas Taylor



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Autore: Taylor McComas <1956-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The fall of the indigo jackal : the discourse of division and Purnabhadra's Pancatantra / / McComas Taylor Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2007
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 236 pages)
Disciplina: 891.2/3
Soggetto topico: Caste in literature
Sanskrit literature - History and criticism
Note generali: Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph.D.--Australian National University, 2005).
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-232) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Intro -- The Fall of the Indigo Jackal -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Conventions -- 1. Introduction -- THE TEXTUAL FAMILIES OF THE SANSKRIT PAÑCATANTRA -- PURNABHADRA'S PAÑCATANTRA -- ASSIGNING MEANING TO THE PAÑCATANTRA -- QUESTIONS ADDRESSED IN THIS STUDY -- 2. The Discourse of Division in the Pañcatantra -- THE CONCEPT OF JATI IN THE PAÑCATANTRA -- SVABHAVA-"ESSENTIAL NATURE" -- JATI AND SOCIAL STATUS -- ENMITY/AMITY -- 3. The "Regime of Truth" and the Pañcatantra -- THE AUTHORITATIVE VOICE -- UNIVERSALIZING THE DISCOURSE: SPACE, TIME, AND AUDIENCE -- THE SASTRIC PARADIGM -- INTERTEXTUALITY -- THE "NATURALIZATION" OF DISCOURSE -- A "REGIME OF TRUTH" FOR THE PAÑCATANTRA -- 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 Pañcatantra Family -- Appendix 2. Summary of Stories in Purnabhadra's Pañcatantra -- 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.
Titolo autorizzato: The fall of the indigo jackal  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-7914-7976-5
1-4356-0027-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910808831903321
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