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Ascetics and Brahmins : studies in ideologies and institutions /
This volume brings together papers on Indian ascetical institutions and ideologies published by Patrick Olivelle over a span of about thirty years.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Anthem Press,
2011.
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| Colección: | Cultural, historical and textual studies of religions.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- FRONT MATTER; Half Title Page; Series Page; Full Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Abbreviations; Preface; MAIN MATTER; 1. Introduction to Renunciation in the Hindu Traditions; 2. The Ascetic and the Domestic in Brahmanical Religiosity; 3. Village vs. Wilderness: Ascetic Ideals and the Hindu World; 4. A Definition of World Renunciation; 5. From Feast to Fast: Food and the Indian Ascetic; 6. The Beast and the Ascetic: The Wild in the Indian Religious Imagination; 7. Deconstruction of the Body in Indian Asceticism; 8. Contributions to the Semantic History of 'samnyasa'