| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 224 pages) |
| Series |
SUNY series in Hindu studies
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SUNY series in Hindu studies.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The Character of the Self in Ancient India; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; OPENING STATEMENT; WHAT ARE THE UPANISADS?; THE SELF, LIFE, DEATH, AND IMMORTALITY; THE HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL CONTEXT; CHARACTERIZING THE SELF; LITERARY CHARACTERS; THE SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF KNOWLEDGE; MYSTERY OR MYSTIQUE: THE CHARACTER OF KNOWLEDGE; 1. Teachers and Students: The Emergence of Teaching as an Object of Discourse; INTRODUCTION; SANDILYA AND THE TEACHING OF ATMAN AND BRAHMAN; SANDILYA FROM RITUALIST TO TEACHER; UDDALAKA ARUNI AND THE TEACHING OF TAT TVAM ASI. |
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UDDALAKA AND SVETAKETU:ACTING OUT THE UPANAYANAINDRA AS THE PERSISTENT STUDENT; NARADA AND SANATKUMARA: KNOWLEDGE OF ATMAN AS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE VEDAS; NACIKETAS AND THE INITIATION OF ANUPANISHADIC BRAHMIN; THE GRADUATION OF A BRAHMIN STUDENTIN THE TAITTIRIYA UPANISAD; SATYAKAMA AND THE BEGINNINGS OF A BRAHMIN HAGIOGRAPHY; CONCLUSION; 2. Debates between Brahmins: The Competitive Dynamics of the Brahmodya; INTRODUCTION; THE BRAHMODYA AND THE SACRIFICE; UDDALAKA ARUNI AND THE BRAHMODYA IN THE SATAPATHA BRAHMANA; YAJÑAVALKYA AND THE PHILOSOPHICAL TOURNAMENT. |
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KINGS AS TEACHERS: ASVAPATI TEACHES A GROUP OF BRAHMIN HOUSEHOLDERSUDDALAKA ARUNI AND SVETAKETU:INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOW TO SEEK PATRONAGE; CONFLICTING AGENDAS FOR HOW KINGS SHOULD TEACH BRAHMINS; UPANISHADIC KNOWLEDGE AS A POLITICAL DISCOURSE; THE BATTLE OF THE PRANAS AS A POLITICAL METAPHOR; PRAVAHANA AND THE TEACHING OF THE FIVE FIRES; CONCLUSION; 4. Brahmins and Women: Subjectivity and Gender Construction in the Upanisads; INTRODUCTION; THE GENDER OF THE SELF: ATMAN AND THE MALE BODY; THE SELF, VIRILITY, AND IMMORTALITY; YAJÑAVALKYA AND SATYAKAMA:COMPETING IDEALS OF MALE SUBJECTIVITY. |
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THE MYTH OF RECOVERING AN AUTHENTIC FEMALE VOICEGARGI : THE DEBATING TACTICSOF A FEMALE PHILOSOPHER; WOMEN AND GANDHARVAS:THE LACK OF AUTHORITY FOR FEMALE SPEAKERS; THE AMBIGUITIES OF SATYAKAMA'S MOTHER AND WIFE; MAITREYI AND KATYAYANI:KNOWLEDGE OF ATMAN VERSUS STRIPRAJÑA; CONCLUSION; Conclusion; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Upanishads -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Upanishads. |
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Hindu literature, Sanskrit -- History and criticism.
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Character in literature.
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Self in literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Black, Brian, 1970- Character of the self in ancient India. Albany : State University of New York Press, 2007 079147013X 9780791470138 (DLC) 2006013430 (OCoLC)67728199 |
| ISBN |
9781429499804 (electronic bk.) |
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142949980X (electronic bk.) |
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079147013X (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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9780791470138 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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9780791480526 |
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0791480526 |
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