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The �A�srama system : the history and hermeneutics of a religious institute
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A study of the Asrama system, a Hindu construct consisting of four legitimate ways of leading a religious life. The author traces its early history and explains how Asrama gradually established con...
A study of the Asrama system, a Hindu construct consisting of four legitimate ways of leading a religious life. The author traces its early history and explains how Asrama gradually established connections with other Hindu religious institutions to emerge as a central tenet of the Hindu dharma.
Details
- Creator
- Patrick Olivelle
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023
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- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (289 pages)
- ISBNs
- 019774141X, 8121511356, 1280654872, 9786610654871, 0195344782, 019508327X
- OCLC
- ocn476012659, ocn466428084, on1406786540
- Previously issued in print: 1993.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-262) and index.
- English
- Contents; Abbreviations; Prologue; I. INTRODUCTION; 1. Meaning and Method; 2. Background and Context; II. THE EARLY PERIOD; 3. The Origins; 4. Ingredients of Change; III. THE CLASSICAL PERIOD; 5. The Classical Āśrama System; 6. Development of the Classical System; 7. The Āśramas and Other Brāhmanical Institutions; 8. The Āśrama System in Medieval Theology; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index