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The character of the self in ancient India [[electronic resource] ] : priests, kings, and women in the early Upaniṣads / / Brian Black



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Autore: Black Brian <1970-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The character of the self in ancient India [[electronic resource] ] : priests, kings, and women in the early Upaniṣads / / Brian Black Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Albany, : State University of New York Press, 2007
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240 p.)
Disciplina: 294.5/9218
Soggetto topico: Hindu literature, Sanskrit - History and criticism
Character in literature
Self in literature
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: ""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""
""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""
""Notes""
Titolo autorizzato: The character of the self in ancient India  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-7914-8052-6
1-4294-9980-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910452066403321
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Serie: SUNY series in Hindu studies.