Table of contents : Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents Acknowledgements 1 Introduction 2 Conceptual framework: Jaimini, hermeneutics and ritual 3 Pursuit of dharma: telos, desire and subjectivity 4 Authority of Veda: rationality, reductionism and tradition 5 Realization of dharma: Karman, codan? and answerability 6 Conclusion Appendix: list of s?tras cited in the text Bibliography Index