The āśrama system [[electronic resource] ] : the history and hermeneutics of a religious institution / / Patrick Olivelle
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Olivelle Patrick
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| Titolo: |
The āśrama system [[electronic resource] ] : the history and hermeneutics of a religious institution / / Patrick Olivelle
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| Pubblicazione: | New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford university Press, c1993 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 294.544 |
| Soggetto topico: | Asramas (Four stages of life) |
| Religious life - Hinduism | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-262) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Abbreviations; Prologue; I. INTRODUCTION; 1. Meaning and Method; 2. Background and Context; II. THE EARLY PERIOD; 3. The Origins; 4. Ingredients of Change; III. THE CLASSICAL PERIOD; 5. The Classical Āśrama System; 6. Development of the Classical System; 7. The Āśramas and Other Brāhmanical Institutions; 8. The Āśrama System in Medieval Theology; Epilogue; 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; Z |
| Sommario/riassunto: | A study of the Asrama system, a Hindu construct consisting of four legitimate ways of leading a religious life. The author traces its early history and explains how Asrama gradually established connections with other Hindu religious institutions to emerge as a central tenet of the Hindu dharma. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The āśrama system |
| ISBN: | 81-215-1135-6 |
| 1-280-65487-2 | |
| 9786610654871 | |
| 0-19-534478-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910450942603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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