Language, Texts, and Society: Explorations in Ancient Indian Culture and Religion

Patrick Olivelle

doi:10.7135/UPO9781843318859

This collection brings together the research papers of Patrick Olivelle, published over a period of about ten years. The unifying theme of these studies is the search for historical context and developments hidden within words and texts.

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I - Young Śvetaketu: A Literary Study of an Upaniṣadic Story
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II - Dharmaskandhāḥ and brahmasaṃsthaḥ: A Study of Chāndogya Upaniṣad 2.23.1
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III - Orgasmic Rapture and Divine Ecstasy: The Semantic History of ānanda
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IV - Amrtā: Women and Indian Technologies of Immortality
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V - Power of Words: The Ascetic Appropriation and the Semantic Evolution of dharma
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VI - Semantic History of Dharma: The Middle and Late Vedic Periods
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VII - Explorations in the Early History of Dharmaśāstra
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VIII - Structure and Composition of the Mānava Dharmaśāstra
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IX - Caste and Purity: A Study in the Language of the Dharma Literature
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X - Rhetoric and Reality: Women's Agency in the Dharmaśāstras
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XI - Manu and Gautama: A Study in Śāstric Intertextuality
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XII - Manu and the Arthaśāstra: A Study in Śāstric Intertextuality
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XIII - Unfaithful Transmitters: Philological Criticism and Critical Editions of the Upaniṣads
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XIV - Sanskrit Commentators and the Transmission of Texts: Haradatta on Āpastamba Dharmasūtra
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XV - Hair and Society: Social Significance of Hair in South Asian Traditions
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XVI - Abhakṣya and Abhojya: An Exploration in Dietary Language
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XVII - Food for Thought: Dietary Rules and Social Organization in Ancient India
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Frontmatter
pp 1-4

Contents
pp 5-6

Preface
pp 7-8

Abbreviations
pp 9-12

I - Young Śvetaketu: A Literary Study of an Upaniṣadic Story
pp 13-52

II - Dharmaskandhāḥ and brahmasaṃsthaḥ: A Study of Chāndogya Upaniṣad 2.23.1
pp 53-74

III - Orgasmic Rapture and Divine Ecstasy: The Semantic History of ānanda
pp 75-100

IV - Amrtā: Women and Indian Technologies of Immortality
pp 101-120

V - Power of Words: The Ascetic Appropriation and the Semantic Evolution of dharma
pp 121-136

VI - Semantic History of Dharma: The Middle and Late Vedic Periods
pp 137-154

VII - Explorations in the Early History of Dharmaśāstra
pp 155-178

VIII - Structure and Composition of the Mānava Dharmaśāstra
pp 179-216

IX - Caste and Purity: A Study in the Language of the Dharma Literature
pp 217-246

X - Rhetoric and Reality: Women's Agency in the Dharmaśāstras
pp 247-260

XI - Manu and Gautama: A Study in Śāstric Intertextuality
pp 261-274

XII - Manu and the Arthaśāstra: A Study in Śāstric Intertextuality
pp 275-286

XIII - Unfaithful Transmitters: Philological Criticism and Critical Editions of the Upaniṣads
pp 287-300

XIV - Sanskrit Commentators and the Transmission of Texts: Haradatta on Āpastamba Dharmasūtra
pp 301-320

XV - Hair and Society: Social Significance of Hair in South Asian Traditions
pp 321-350

XVI - Abhakṣya and Abhojya: An Exploration in Dietary Language
pp 351-366

XVII - Food for Thought: Dietary Rules and Social Organization in Ancient India
pp 367-394

References
pp 395-412

Index
pp 413-419

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