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Ascetics and Brahmins : studies in ideologies and institutions / / Patrick Olivelle [[electronic resource]]
| Ascetics and Brahmins : studies in ideologies and institutions / / Patrick Olivelle [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Olivelle Patrick |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Anthem Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (328 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 294.5447 |
| Collana | Cultural, historical and textual studies of religions |
| Soggetto topico | Asceticism - Hinduism |
| ISBN |
1-280-49092-6
9786613586155 1-84331-802-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Introduction to renunciation in the Hindu traditions -- The Ascetic and the domestic in Brahmanical religiosity -- Village vs. wilderness: Ascetic ideals and the Hindu world -- A definition of world renunciation -- From feast to fast: food and the Indian Ascetic -- The beast and the Ascetic: the wild in the Indian religious imagination -- Deconstruction of the body in Indian Asceticism -- Contributions to the semantic history of saṃnyāsa -- The semantic history of āśrama -- Renunciation in the Saṃnyāsa Upaniṣads -- Odes of renunciation -- Ritual suicide and the rite of renunciation -- The renouncer's staff: triviṣṭabdha, tridaṇḍa, and ekadaṇḍa -- Pañcamāśramavidhi: rite for becoming a naked Ascetic -- Ānandatīrtha's Saṃnyāsapaddhati: a handbook for Madhvaite Ascetics -- Renouncer and renunciation in the Dharmaśāstras -- King and Ascetic: state control of Asceticism in the Arthaśāstra. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Ascetics & Brahmins |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461186003321 |
Olivelle Patrick
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| London : , : Anthem Press, , 2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Gandhi's ascetic activism [[electronic resource] ] : renunciation and social action / / Veena R. Howard
| Gandhi's ascetic activism [[electronic resource] ] : renunciation and social action / / Veena R. Howard |
| Autore | Howard Veena R |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (311 p.) |
| Disciplina | 294.5447 |
| Soggetto topico |
Asceticism - Hinduism
Celibacy - Religious aspects - Hinduism Passive resistance Nonviolence |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-4384-4558-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Gandhi�s Ascetic Activism: Renunciation and Social Action""; ""Contents""; ""Notes on Symbols from Indian Language: Vocabulary and Transliteration""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter One: Challenging the Philosophical Presupposition: Gandhi�s Unconventional Synthesis of Asceticism and Activism""; ""Chapter Two: Gandhi�s Alternative Paradigm: From Traditional Principles to New Political Purposes""; ""Chapter Three: The Traditional Roots of Gandhi�s Brahmacarya""
""Chapter Four: Gandhi�s Unorthodox Brahmacarya: Reinterpreting Private Religious Practice for Public Service""""Chapter Five: Gandhi�s Embodiment of Legendary Heroes and Ascetics: Toward a Coherent Narrative for Nonviolent Activism""; ""Conclusion: Gandhi�s Dynamic Synthesis of Renunciation and Social Action""; ""Appendix 1""; ""Appendix 2""; ""Notes""; ""Glossary""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453246403321 |
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Howard Veena R
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| Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Gandhi's ascetic activism [[electronic resource] ] : renunciation and social action / / Veena R. Howard
| Gandhi's ascetic activism [[electronic resource] ] : renunciation and social action / / Veena R. Howard |
| Autore | Howard Veena R |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (311 p.) |
| Disciplina | 294.5447 |
| Soggetto topico |
Asceticism - Hinduism
Celibacy - Religious aspects - Hinduism Passive resistance Nonviolence |
| ISBN | 1-4384-4558-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Gandhi�s Ascetic Activism: Renunciation and Social Action""; ""Contents""; ""Notes on Symbols from Indian Language: Vocabulary and Transliteration""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter One: Challenging the Philosophical Presupposition: Gandhi�s Unconventional Synthesis of Asceticism and Activism""; ""Chapter Two: Gandhi�s Alternative Paradigm: From Traditional Principles to New Political Purposes""; ""Chapter Three: The Traditional Roots of Gandhi�s Brahmacarya""
""Chapter Four: Gandhi�s Unorthodox Brahmacarya: Reinterpreting Private Religious Practice for Public Service""""Chapter Five: Gandhi�s Embodiment of Legendary Heroes and Ascetics: Toward a Coherent Narrative for Nonviolent Activism""; ""Conclusion: Gandhi�s Dynamic Synthesis of Renunciation and Social Action""; ""Appendix 1""; ""Appendix 2""; ""Notes""; ""Glossary""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779603703321 |
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Howard Veena R
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| Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Gandhi's ascetic activism [[electronic resource] ] : renunciation and social action / / Veena R. Howard
| Gandhi's ascetic activism [[electronic resource] ] : renunciation and social action / / Veena R. Howard |
| Autore | Howard Veena R |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (311 p.) |
| Disciplina | 294.5447 |
| Soggetto topico |
Asceticism - Hinduism
Celibacy - Religious aspects - Hinduism Passive resistance Nonviolence |
| ISBN | 1-4384-4558-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Gandhi�s Ascetic Activism: Renunciation and Social Action""; ""Contents""; ""Notes on Symbols from Indian Language: Vocabulary and Transliteration""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter One: Challenging the Philosophical Presupposition: Gandhi�s Unconventional Synthesis of Asceticism and Activism""; ""Chapter Two: Gandhi�s Alternative Paradigm: From Traditional Principles to New Political Purposes""; ""Chapter Three: The Traditional Roots of Gandhi�s Brahmacarya""
""Chapter Four: Gandhi�s Unorthodox Brahmacarya: Reinterpreting Private Religious Practice for Public Service""""Chapter Five: Gandhi�s Embodiment of Legendary Heroes and Ascetics: Toward a Coherent Narrative for Nonviolent Activism""; ""Conclusion: Gandhi�s Dynamic Synthesis of Renunciation and Social Action""; ""Appendix 1""; ""Appendix 2""; ""Notes""; ""Glossary""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818922103321 |
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Howard Veena R
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| Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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