Language, Texts, and Society: Explorations in Ancient Indian Culture and Religion (Cultural, Historical and Textual Studies of Religions) 9780857284310, 0857284312
This collection brings together the research papers of Patrick Olivelle, published over a period of about ten years. The
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Table of contents :
Half Title Page......Page 1
Series Page......Page 2
Main Title Page......Page 3
Copyright Page......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 7
Abbreviations......Page 9
I. Young Svetaketu: A Literary Study of an Upanisadic Story......Page 13
II. dharmaskandhah and brahmasamsthah: A Study of Chandogya Upanisad 2.23.1......Page 53
III. Orgasmic Rapture and Divine Ecstasy: The Semantic History of ananda......Page 75
IV. Amrta: Women and Indian Technologies of Immortality......Page 101
V. Power of Words: The Ascetic Appropriation and the Semantic Evolution of dharma......Page 121
VI. Semantic History of Dharma: The Middle and Late Vedic Periods......Page 137
VII. Explorations in the Early History of Dharmasastra......Page 155
VIII. Structure and Composition of the Manava Dharmasastra......Page 179
IX. Caste and Purity: A Study in the Language of the Dharma Literature......Page 217
X. Rhetoric and Reality: Women’s Agency in the Dharmasastras......Page 247
XI. Manu and Gautama: A Study in Sastric Intertextuality......Page 261
XII. Manu and the Arthasastra: A Study in Sastric Intertextuality......Page 275
XIII. Unfaithful Transmitters: Philological Criticism and Critical Editions of the Upanisads......Page 287
XIV. Sanskrit Commentators and the Transmission of Texts: Haradatta on Apastamba-Dharmasutra......Page 301
XV. Hair and Society: Social Significance of Hair in South Asian Traditions......Page 321
XVI. Abhaksya and Abhojya: An Exploration in Dietary Language......Page 351
XVII. Food for Thought: Dietary Rules and Social Organization in Ancient India......Page 367
References......Page 395
Index......Page 413
Half Title Page......Page 1
Series Page......Page 2
Main Title Page......Page 3
Copyright Page......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 7
Abbreviations......Page 9
I. Young Svetaketu: A Literary Study of an Upanisadic Story......Page 13
II. dharmaskandhah and brahmasamsthah: A Study of Chandogya Upanisad 2.23.1......Page 53
III. Orgasmic Rapture and Divine Ecstasy: The Semantic History of ananda......Page 75
IV. Amrta: Women and Indian Technologies of Immortality......Page 101
V. Power of Words: The Ascetic Appropriation and the Semantic Evolution of dharma......Page 121
VI. Semantic History of Dharma: The Middle and Late Vedic Periods......Page 137
VII. Explorations in the Early History of Dharmasastra......Page 155
VIII. Structure and Composition of the Manava Dharmasastra......Page 179
IX. Caste and Purity: A Study in the Language of the Dharma Literature......Page 217
X. Rhetoric and Reality: Women’s Agency in the Dharmasastras......Page 247
XI. Manu and Gautama: A Study in Sastric Intertextuality......Page 261
XII. Manu and the Arthasastra: A Study in Sastric Intertextuality......Page 275
XIII. Unfaithful Transmitters: Philological Criticism and Critical Editions of the Upanisads......Page 287
XIV. Sanskrit Commentators and the Transmission of Texts: Haradatta on Apastamba-Dharmasutra......Page 301
XV. Hair and Society: Social Significance of Hair in South Asian Traditions......Page 321
XVI. Abhaksya and Abhojya: An Exploration in Dietary Language......Page 351
XVII. Food for Thought: Dietary Rules and Social Organization in Ancient India......Page 367
References......Page 395
Index......Page 413
