Dharma : its early history in law, religion, and narrative / Alf Hiltebeitel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hiltebeitel, Alf.

Series:

South Asia research (New York, N.Y.)

South Asia research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dharma--History of doctrines.

Dharma.

Hinduism--Doctrines--History.

Hinduism.

Dharma (Buddhism)--History of doctrines.

Dharma (Buddhism).

Buddhism--Doctrines--History.

Buddhism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (766 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Between 300 BCE and 200 CE, concepts and practices of dharma attained literary prominence throughout India. Both Buddhist and Brahmanical authors sought to clarify and classify their central concerns, and dharma proved a means of thinking through and articulating those concerns. Alf Hiltebeitel shows the different ways in which dharma was interpreted during that formative period.

Contents:

B. Frames and Frontmatter on Rama, Yudhisthira, and DharmaC. Sidestories and Subtales, Foregrounding and Legal Precedent; D. Monstrous Encounters; E. Questionable Killings: Valin and Drona; F. Rama and Yudhisthira: Some Comparative Points; 10. Draupadi and Sita: Dharmapatnis of Two Different Kinds; A. Family Background, Birth, and Childhood; B. Marriage, Divine Plan, Early Signs of Trouble; C. Sita and Draupadi on Their Svadharma; D. Captivity and Exile; 11. Dharma and the Bhagavad Gita; A. Svadharma and Svakarma: Qualities, Merits, and Virtues; B. Who Has Svadharma?

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-283-23569-2

9786613235695

0-19-987524-3

OCLC:

922970569