Brahmanical Theories Of The Gift
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Brahmanical Theories Of The Gift
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Author : Lakṣmīdharabhaṭṭa
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2015
Brahmanical Theories Of The Gift written by Lakṣmīdharabhaṭṭa and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Gifts categories.
Brahmanical Theories of the Gift constitutes the first critical edition and translation into any modern language of a dānanibandha, a classical Hindu legal digest devoted to the culturally and religiously important topic of gifting. David Brick has included an extensive historical introduction to the text and its subject matter.
Theories Of The Gift In South Asia
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Author : Maria Heim
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2004
Theories Of The Gift In South Asia written by Maria Heim and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Religion categories.
First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Theories Of The Gift In South Asia
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Author : Maria Heim
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2004-09-28
Theories Of The Gift In South Asia written by Maria Heim and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-09-28 with Education categories.
This book explores the ethical and social implications of unilateral gifts of esteem, offering a perceptive guide to the uniquely South Asian contributors to theoretical work on the gift.
The Palgrave Handbook Of Philosophy And Money
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Author : Joseph J. Tinguely
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
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The Palgrave Handbook Of Philosophy And Money written by Joseph J. Tinguely and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Rites Of The God King
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Author : Marko Geslani
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018-06-08
Rites Of The God King written by Marko Geslani and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-08 with Religion categories.
Scholars of Vedic religion have long recognized the centrality of ritual categories to Indian thought. There have been few successful attempts, however, to bring the same systematic rigor of Vedic Scholarship to bear on later "Hindu" ritual. Excavating the deep history of a prominent ritual category in "classical" Hindu texts, Geslani traces the emergence of a class of rituals known as santi, or appeasement. This ritual, intended to counteract ominous omens, developed from the intersection of the fourth Veda - the oft-neglected Atharvaveda - and the emergent tradition of astral science (Jyotisastra) sometime in the early first millennium, CE. Its development would come to have far-reaching consequences on the ideal ritual life of the king in early-medieval Brahmanical society. The mantric transformations involved in the history of santi led to the emergence of a politicized ritual culture that could encompass both traditional Vedic and newer Hindu performers and practices. From astrological appeasement to gift-giving, coronation, and image worship, Rites of the God-King chronicles the multiple lives and afterlives of a single ritual mode, unveiling the always-inventive work of the priesthood to imagine and enrich royal power. Along the way, Geslani reveals the surprising role of astrologers in Hindu history, elaborates conceptions of sin and misfortune, and forges new connections between medieval texts and modern practices. In a work that details ritual forms that were dispersed widely across Asia, he concludes with a reflection on the nature of orthopraxy, ritual change, and the problem of presence in the Hindu tradition.
Exchange Gifting And Sacrificing
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Author : Harald Wiese
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023
Exchange Gifting And Sacrificing written by Harald Wiese and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with categories.
Of Gods And Books
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Author : Florinda De Simini
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2016-11-07
Of Gods And Books written by Florinda De Simini and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-07 with History categories.
India has been the homeland of diverse manuscript traditions that do not cease to impress scholars for their imposing size and complexity. Nevertheless, many topics concerning the study of Indian manuscript cultures still remain to receive systematic examination. Of Gods and Books pays attention to one of these topics - the use of manuscripts as ritualistic tools. Literary sources deal quite extensively with rituals principally focused on manuscripts, whose worship, donation and preservation are duly prescribed. Around these activities, a specific category of ritual gift is created, which finds attestations in pre-tantric, as well as in smārta and tantric, literature, and whose practice is also variously reflected in epigraphical documents. De Simini offers a first systematic study of the textual evidence on the topic of the worship and donation of knowledge. She gives account of possible implications for the relationships between religion and power. The book is indsipensible for a deeper understanding of the cultural aspects of manuscript transmission in medieval India, and beyond.
The Oxford History Of Hinduism Hindu Law
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Author : Patrick Olivelle
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017-12-08
The Oxford History Of Hinduism Hindu Law written by Patrick Olivelle and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-08 with Religion categories.
Through pointed studies of important aspects and topics of dharma in Dharmaśāstra, this comprehensive collection shows that the history of Hinduism cannot be written without the history of Hindu law. Part One provides a concise overview of the literary genres in which Dharmasastra was written with attention to chronology and historical developments. This study divides the tradition into its two major historical periods—the origins and formation of the classical texts and the later genres of commentary and digest—in order to provide a thorough, but manageable overview of the textual bases of the tradition. Part Two presents descriptive and historical studies of all the major substantive topics of Dharmasastra. Each chapter offers readers with salest knowledge of the debates, transformations, and fluctcating importance of each topic. Indirectly, readers will also gain insight into the ethos or worldview of religious law in Hinduism, enabling them to get a feel for how dharma authors thought and why. Part Three contains brief studies of the impact and reception of Dharmasastra in other South Asian cultural and textual traditions. Finally, Part Four draws inspiration from "critical terms" in contemporary legal and religious studies to analyze Dharmasastra texts. Contributors offer interpretive views of Dharmasastra that start from hermeneutic and social concerns today.
Hindu Law
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Author : Patrick Olivelle
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018
Hindu Law written by Patrick Olivelle and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Religion categories.
"The foundation of Hindu law is the voluminous textual tradition called Dharmaśāstra, the expert tradition on dharma. This book seeks to delineate the historical development of Dharmaśāstra, even though the tradition presented dharma as timeless and ahistorical. The volume establishes the importance of law for the history and study of Hinduism by providing interpretive descriptions of all the major topics of Hindu dharma according to this tradition. First, two broad introductions to the historical development of the textual sources of Hindu law suggest new ways to understand both the original texts (smṛti) and the later commentaries and digests. Next, groundbreaking research into the origin of the householder (gṛhastha), who is at the center of the Dharmaśāstric enterprise, provides new insights into both the origin of this genre and many of its topics, such as the āśrama system and married household life. The book devotes its central chapters to each of the major topics of Dharmaśāstra: epistemology of dharma, caste and social class, orders of life, rites of passage, Vedic student and graduate, marriage, children, inheritance, women, daily duties, food, gifting, funeral and ancestral offerings, impurity and purification, ascetic modes of life, dharma during emergencies, king, punishment, legal procedure, titles of law, penances, vows, pilgrimage, images, and temples. The final chapters then explore both the reception of Dharmaśāstra in other religious traditions, both Hindu and Buddhist, and the relevance of Dharmaśāstra to studies of critical concepts in religious studies—the body, emotions, material culture, subjectivity, animal studies, and vernacular culture."--
Rewriting Buddhism
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Author : Alastair Gornall
language : en
Publisher: UCL Press
Release Date : 2020-03-17
Rewriting Buddhism written by Alastair Gornall and has been published by UCL Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-17 with History categories.
Rewriting Buddhism is the first intellectual history of premodern Sri Lanka’s most culturally productive period. This era of reform (1157–1270) shaped the nature of Theravada Buddhism both in Sri Lanka and also Southeast Asia and even today continues to define monastic intellectual life in the region. Alastair Gornall argues that the long century’s literary productivity was not born of political stability, as is often thought, but rather of the social, economic and political chaos brought about by invasions and civil wars. Faced with unprecedented uncertainty, the monastic community sought greater political autonomy, styled itself as royal court, and undertook a series of reforms, most notably, a purification and unification in 1165 during the reign of Parakramabahu I. He describes how central to the process of reform was the production of new forms of Pali literature, which helped create a new conceptual and social coherence within the reformed community; one that served to preserve and protect their religious tradition while also expanding its reach among the more fragmented and localized elites of the period.