Dharma, disorder, and the political in ancient India : the Apaddharmaparvan of the Mahabharata / by Adam Bowles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bowles, Adam.

Series:

Brill's Indological library ; v. 28.

Brill's Indological library, 0925-2916 ; v. 28

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kings and rulers--Moral and ethical aspects--India.

Kings and rulers.

Mahābhārata. Āpaddharmaparvan.

Mahābhārata.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (448 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Āpaddharmaparvan, 'the book on conduct in times of distress', is an important section of the great Sanskrit epic the Mahābhārata which, despite its significance for Mahābhārata studies and for the history of Indian social and political thought, has received little attention in scholarly literature. This book places the Āpaddharmaparvan within its literary and ideological contexts. In so doing it explores the development of a conception of brahmanic kingship morally justifiable within the terms of a debate largely set by various alternative social movements of the period. This book further explores the implications for our understanding of the Mahābhārata that follow from the Āpaddharmaparvan's presentation as a poetically cohesive unit within itself and within the wider parameters of the Mahābhārata.

Contents:

Matiere Preliminaire / A. Bowles

Chapter One. Introduction / A. Bowles

Chapter Two. ‘Distress’ In The Literature On Dharma And Artha / A. Bowles

Chapter Three. Dharma / A. Bowles

Chapter Four. Yudhiṣṭhira And The Narrative Frame Of The Āpaddharmaparvan / A. Bowles

Chapter Five. Strategies Of Integration / A. Bowles

Chapter Six. Laws For A King In Crisis: Texts On Āpaddharma I / A. Bowles

Chapter Seven. Diversions on a theme: Texts on āpaddharma II / A. Bowles

Chapter Eight. Setting things right: Transitional texts of the āpaddharmaparvan I / A. Bowles

Chapter Nine. Coda: Transitional texts of the āpaddharmaparvan II / A. Bowles

Chapter Ten. Conclusion / A. Bowles

Bibliography / A. Bowles

Index / A. Bowles.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [409]-425) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-92652-3

9786611926526

90-474-2260-0

OCLC:

304341560

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004158153.i-432 DOI