The Power of Hate Speech in Ancient India : Beasts, Demons, and Scorched-Earth Poetry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whitaker, Jarrod L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hindu hymns.

Rishis in the Vedas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Academic & Professional, 2026.

Summary:

This book explores how ancient Indian poet-priests construct and reproduce their identities and sociopolitical expectations in ritual performances through the use of ritualized hate speech.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

Note on Translation

Introduction

Vasiṣṭha's Oath

Chapter 1: Ritual Order Versus Monstrous Chaos

The R̥gveda Saṃhitā

Ritualizing the World

Seasonal Mobility, Rival Ritualists, and Cosmic Threats

Human Order Versus Animal Chaos

Wild Animals, Beasts, and Demons

Chapter 2: Hate Speech

What Is Hate Speech?

"Haters Gonna Hate"

Conclusion

Chapter 3: Bráhman-Haters and Brahmáns as Haters

Bráhman-Haters

Burning Bráhman-Haters

Personal Hatred

Chapter 4: "Discord-Sowers," Pests, and the Animal-Other

Yātú and Yātudhā́na in the R̥ gveda

The Problem with Animals

Vasiṣṭha's Sin

Vasiṣṭha's Accuser

Appendix A

Translation of R̥ V.7.104.1-25

Appendix B

Translation of R̥ V.10.87.1-25

Appendix C

R̥ gvedic Appearances of "Hate" as a Subjective Quality

Bibliography

Index

Index of Primary Passages.

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Other Format:

Print version: Whitaker, Jarrod L. The Power of Hate Speech in Ancient India

ISBN:

9798216389668

OCLC:

1581327538