Lindquist The Literary Life of Yajñavalkya

1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-4384-9564-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 348 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series in Hindu Studies

A literary and historical investigation into an ancient Indian religious thinker, tracing his rise in importance in the Hindu tradition.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lindquist, Steven E.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Hinduismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction: Narrative and Method

1. The Origins of a Sage

2. The Mature Yajñavalkya and the BrO hadaranyaka

3. An Ancient Sage and the Paradox of the New

4. Yajñavalkya beyond the Veda

Conclusion: Yajñavalkya and Ancient Indian Literary Memory
Appendix: Text and Translation of BrO hadaranyaka Upanisad (Kanva) Chapters 3 and 4
Notes
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Steven E. Lindquist is Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies, Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor, and Director of Asian Studies at Southern Methodist University. He is the editor of Religion and Identity in South Asia: Essays in Honor of Patrick Olivelle.