LEADER 00000cam a2200733Ia 4500 001 ocn174144979 003 OCoLC 005 20200502094917.9 006 m o d 007 cr cnu---unuuu 008 071015s2007 nyu ob 001 0 eng d 010 |z 2006013430 019 874855546|a961606047|a962602040|a1055368617|a1065821046 |a1081216938|a1126077858 020 9781429499804|q(electronic book) 020 142949980X|q(electronic book) 020 079147013X|q(hardcover ;|qalkaline paper) 020 9780791470138|q(hardcover ;|qalkaline paper) 020 9780791480526 020 0791480526 035 (OCoLC)174144979|z(OCoLC)874855546|z(OCoLC)961606047 |z(OCoLC)962602040|z(OCoLC)1055368617|z(OCoLC)1065821046 |z(OCoLC)1081216938|z(OCoLC)1126077858 040 N$T|beng|epn|cN$T|dYDXCP|dOCLCQ|dE7B|dOCLCO|dOCLCQ|dP@U |dOCLCF|dDKDLA|dCOO|dOCL|dEBLCP|dOCLCQ|dAZK|dLOA|dAGLDB |dMOR|dPIFAG|dZCU|dMERUC|dOCLCQ|dIOG|dOCLCO|dU3W|dOCLCA |dSTF|dWRM|dOCLCQ|dVTS|dNRAMU|dCRU|dICG|dOCLCQ|dOCLCO|dVT2 |dAU@|dOCLCQ|dOCLCO|dWYU|dTKN|dDKC|dOCLCQ|dM8D|dOCLCQ |dOCLCO|dYKC 049 RIDW 050 4 BL1124.57|b.B63 2007eb 072 7 REL|x032030|2bisacsh 082 04 294.5/9218|222 090 BL1124.57|b.B63 2007eb 100 1 Black, Brian,|d1970-|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names /n2006031178 245 14 The character of the self in ancient India :|bpriests, kings, and women in the early Upaniṛads /|cBrian Black. 264 1 Albany :|bState University of New York Press,|c2007. 300 1 online resource (xiii, 224 pages). 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 340 |gpolychrome|2rdacc 347 text file|2rdaft 490 1 SUNY series in Hindu studies 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 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. 505 8 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. 505 8 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. 505 8 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. 588 0 Print version record. 590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America 630 00 Upanishads|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80020526 |xCriticism, interpretation, etc.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh99004866 630 7 Upanishads.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1356391 630 07 Upanishads.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1356391 650 0 Hindu literature, Sanskrit|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities /subjects/sh85060919|xHistory and criticism.|0https:// id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001187 650 0 Character in literature.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh99005135 650 0 Self in literature.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh94009300 650 7 Hindu literature, Sanskrit.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org /fast/957075 650 7 Character in literature.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/ fast/852277 650 7 Self in literature.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 1111462 655 4 Electronic books. 655 7 Criticism, interpretation, etc.|2fast|0https:// id.worldcat.org/fast/1411635 776 08 |iPrint version:|aBlack, Brian, 1970-|tCharacter of the self in ancient India.|dAlbany : State University of New York Press, 2007|z079147013X|z9780791470138|w(DLC) 2006013430|w(OCoLC)67728199 830 0 SUNY series in Hindu studies.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/names/n88505841 856 40 |uhttps://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site& db=nlebk&AN=205602|zOnline eBook via EBSCO. 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