Vedic practice, ritual studies and Jaimini's Mīmāṃsāsūtras : dharma and the enjoined subject / Samuel G. Ngaihte.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ngaihte, Samuel (Samuel G.), author.

Series:

RoutledgeCurzon Hindu studies series

Routledge Hindu studies series

Standardized Title:

Dharma and the enjoined subject

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jaimini. Mīmāṃsāsūtra.

Jaimini.

Mīmāṃsāsūtra (Jaimini).

Dharma.

Mimamsa.

Hinduism--Rituals.

Hinduism.

Physical Description:

ix, 223 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.

Summary:

"Drawing on insights from Indian intellectual tradition, this book examines the conception of dharma by Jaimini in his Mīmāṃsāsūtras, assessing its contemporary relevance, particularly within ritual scholarship. Presenting a hermeneutical re-reading of the text, it investigates the theme of the relationship between subjectivity and tradition in the discussion of dharma, bringing it into conversation with contemporary discourses on ritual. The primary argument offered is that Jaimini's conception of dharma can be read as a philosophy of Vedic practice, centred on the enjoinment of the subject, whose stages of transformation possess the structure of a hermeneutic tradition. Offering both substantive and methodological insights into the contentions within the contemporary study of ritual, this book will be of interest to researchers in the fields of Hindu Studies, Ritual Studies, Asian Religion and South Asian Studies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Conceptual framework

Pursuit of dharma

Authority of Veda

Realization of dharma.

Notes:

Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Middlesex University, 2018, titled Dharma and the enjoined subject : Jaimini's Mīmāṃsāsūtras and the study of ritual.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Ngaihte, Samuel (Samuel G.). Vedic practice, ritual studies and Jaimini's Mīmāṃsāsūtras.

ISBN:

9780367262211

0367262215

OCLC:

1097365792

Publisher Number:

40029338840