This collection brings together the research papers of Patrick Olivelle, published over a period of about ten years. The unifying theme of these studies is the search for historical context and developments hidden within words and texts.
This collection brings together the research papers of Patrick Olivelle, published over a period of about ten years. The unifying theme of these studies is the search for historical context and developments hidden within words and texts.
Preface Abbreviations I. Young Svetaketu: A Literary Study of an Upanisadic Story II. dharmaskandhah and brahmasamsthah: A Study of Chandogya Upanisad 2.23.1 III. Orgasmic Rapture and Divine Ecstasy: The Semantic History of ananda IV. Amrta: Women and Indian Technologies of Immortality V. Power of Words: The Ascetic Appropriation and the Semantic Evolution of dharma VI. Semantic History of Dharma: The Middle and Late Vedic Periods VII. Explorations in the Early History of Dharmasastra VIII. Structure and Composition of the Manava Dharmasastra IX. Caste and Purity: A Study in the Language of the Dharma Literature X. Rhetoric and Reality: Women’s Agency in the Dharmasastras XI. Manu and Gautama: A Study in Sastric Intertextuality XII. Manu and the Arthasastra: A Study in Sastric Intertextuality XIII. Unfaithful Transmitters: Philological Criticism and Critical Editions of the Upanisads XIV. Sanskrit Commentators and the Transmission of Texts: Haradatta on Apastamba-Dharmasutra XV. Hair and Society: Social Significance of Hair in South Asian Traditions XVI. Abhaksya and Abhojya: An Exploration in Dietary Language XVII. Food for Thought: Dietary Rules and Social Organization in Ancient India References Index
Preface Abbreviations I. Young Svetaketu: A Literary Study of an Upanisadic Story II. dharmaskandhah and brahmasamsthah: A Study of Chandogya Upanisad 2.23.1 III. Orgasmic Rapture and Divine Ecstasy: The Semantic History of ananda IV. Amrta: Women and Indian Technologies of Immortality V. Power of Words: The Ascetic Appropriation and the Semantic Evolution of dharma VI. Semantic History of Dharma: The Middle and Late Vedic Periods VII. Explorations in the Early History of Dharmasastra VIII. Structure and Composition of the Manava Dharmasastra IX. Caste and Purity: A Study in the Language of the Dharma Literature X. Rhetoric and Reality: Women’s Agency in the Dharmasastras XI. Manu and Gautama: A Study in Sastric Intertextuality XII. Manu and the Arthasastra: A Study in Sastric Intertextuality XIII. Unfaithful Transmitters: Philological Criticism and Critical Editions of the Upanisads XIV. Sanskrit Commentators and the Transmission of Texts: Haradatta on Apastamba-Dharmasutra XV. Hair and Society: Social Significance of Hair in South Asian Traditions XVI. Abhaksya and Abhojya: An Exploration in Dietary Language XVII. Food for Thought: Dietary Rules and Social Organization in Ancient India References Index
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