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Myth as Argument : The Brhaddevata as Canonical Commentary / Laurie L. Patton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Patton, Laurie L., author.
- Series:
- Religionsgeschichtliche Versuche und Vorarbeiten ; bd. 41.
- Religionsgeschichtliche Versuche und Vorarbeiten ; 41
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Śaunaka. Br̥haddevatā.
- Śaunaka.
- Vedas. R̥gveda--Commentaries.
- Vedas.
- Legende.
- Mythos.
- Local Subjects:
- Legende.
- Mythos.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (580 p.)
- Edition:
- Reprint 2014
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- No detailed description available for "Myth as Argument".
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- List of Abbreviations
- Part One Myth, Commentary, and the History of the Bṛhaddevatā
- Chapter One The Basics of the Bṛhaddevatā: Text and Context
- Chapter Two Making Arguments: Canonical Commentary and Mythological Narrative
- Part Two Framing the Canon
- Chapter Three: Patterns of Thought: The Bṛhaddevatā Introduces Itself
- Chapter Four Language and Cosmology I: Taxonomies of Mantra
- Chapter Five Language and Cosmology II: Etymologies and Other Linguistic Speculations
- Part Three Situating the Canon
- Chapter Six Arguments about Myth: The History of the Itihāsal Ākhyāna Controversy
- Chapter Seven The Power of Persuasion: Ṛṣis in Parity with the Gods
- Chapter Eight Pedigree Narratives
- Chapter Nine Myth and Money: The Exchange of Words and Wealth
- Chapter Ten Mantra as Cure
- Chapter Eleven Erasing the Warrior
- Chapter Twelve Selective Ślokas: Cleaning up the Veda
- Chapter Thirteen Salvaging the Sacrifice
- Chapter Fourteen Ṛṣis' Power within the Wild
- Chapter Fifteen The Archaeology of the Bṛhaddevatā
- Chapter Sixteen New Perspectives on Canonical Exegesis
- Appendix A The Dating of the Bṛhaddevatā
- Appendix Β Vedic Verses Cited in Pratīka Form in the Bṛhaddevatā
- References
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Contains:
- Śaunaka. Br̥haddevatā. English
- ISBN:
- 9783110812756
- 3110812754
- OCLC:
- 903973834
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