Religion and Identity in South Asia and Beyond: Essays in Honor of Patrick Olivelle

doi:10.7135/UPO9780857288110

This volume brings together sixteen articles on the religions, literatures and histories of South and Central Asia in tribute to Patrick Olivelle, one of North America's leading Sanskritists and historians of early India.

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Frontmatter
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Introduction: Patrick Olivelle and Indology Major Publications of Patrick Olivelle
pp 9-20
- By Steven E. Lindquist, Southern Methodist University
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I - WORD, TEXT, CONTEXT
pp 21-22
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The Elusive Snātaka
pp 23-40
- By Timothy Lubin, Washington and Lee University
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Who Gets to Live Forever in Ancient India? Rethinking āyus (“life”) in the Rgveda
pp 41-68
- By Jarrod L. Whitaker, Wake Forest University
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One Yājñavalkya… Two? On the (Questionable) Historicity of a Literary Figure
pp 69-82
- By Steven E. Lindquist, Southern Methodist University
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A Theologian in a South Indian Kingdom: The Historical Context of the Jīevanmuktiviveka of Vidyāranya
pp 83-100
- By Robert A. Goodding, University of Tennessee
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The Rhetoric of Secrecy in the Upanisads
pp 101-126
- By Brian Black, Lancaster University
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II - CUSTOM AND LAW
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Punishing Puns: Etymology as Linguistic Ideology in Hindu and British Traditions
pp 129-146
- By Robert A. Yelle, University of Memphis
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Matrilineal Adoption, Inheritance Law, and Rites for the Dead among Hindus in Medieval Kerala
pp 147-164
- By Donald R. Davis, Jr., University of Wisconsin – Madison
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Punishing in Public: Imposing Moral Self-Dominance in Normative Sanskrit Sources
pp 165-182
- By Federico Squarcini, University of Florence
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III - BUDDHISTS AND JAINS ASSELVES AND OTHERS
pp 183-184
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How the Buddha Dealt with Non-Buddhists
pp 185-196
- By Oliver Freiberger, The University of Texas at Austin
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Sacrifice and Asceticism in Early Mahāyāna Buddhism
pp 197-224
- By Danitel Boucher, Cornell University, NY
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Text and Image: Identifying Ellora's Jain Deities
pp 225-248
- By Lisa N. Owen, University of North Texas, TX
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IV - (RE)CONSIDERING GEOGRAPHICAL AND CONCEPTUAL BOUNDARIES
pp 249-250
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Spiritual Practice and Corporate Identity in Medieval Sufi Communities of Iran, Central Asia, and India: The Khalvatī/'Ishqī/Shaṭṭārī Continuum
pp 251-300
- By Devin DeWeese, Indiana University – Bloomington, IN
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Digesting the Sacrifices: Ritual Internalization in Jewish, Hindu, and Manichaean Traditions
pp 301-320
- By Jason Beduhn, Northern Arizona University, AZ
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The Hindutva Underground: Hindu Nationalism and the Indian National Congress in Late Colonial and Early Postcolonial India
pp 321-346
- By Manu Bhagavan, Hunter College and the Graduate Center
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Marking the Boundaries of a New Literary Identity: The Assertion of ‘Dalit Consciousness’ in Dalit Literary Criticism
pp 347-368
- By Laura R. Brueck, University of Colorado at Boulder, CO
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Young Śvetaketu in America: Learning to be Hindu in the Diaspora
pp 369-390
- By Karline McLain, Bucknell University, PA
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List of Contributors
pp 391-392
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Frontmatter
pp 1-6

Contents
pp 7-8

Introduction: Patrick Olivelle and Indology Major Publications of Patrick Olivelle
pp 9-20

I - WORD, TEXT, CONTEXT
pp 21-22

The Elusive Snātaka
pp 23-40

Who Gets to Live Forever in Ancient India? Rethinking āyus (“life”) in the Rgveda
pp 41-68

One Yājñavalkya… Two? On the (Questionable) Historicity of a Literary Figure
pp 69-82

A Theologian in a South Indian Kingdom: The Historical Context of the Jīevanmuktiviveka of Vidyāranya
pp 83-100

The Rhetoric of Secrecy in the Upanisads
pp 101-126

II - CUSTOM AND LAW
pp 127-128

Punishing Puns: Etymology as Linguistic Ideology in Hindu and British Traditions
pp 129-146

Matrilineal Adoption, Inheritance Law, and Rites for the Dead among Hindus in Medieval Kerala
pp 147-164

Punishing in Public: Imposing Moral Self-Dominance in Normative Sanskrit Sources
pp 165-182

III - BUDDHISTS AND JAINS ASSELVES AND OTHERS
pp 183-184

How the Buddha Dealt with Non-Buddhists
pp 185-196

Sacrifice and Asceticism in Early Mahāyāna Buddhism
pp 197-224

Text and Image: Identifying Ellora's Jain Deities
pp 225-248

IV - (RE)CONSIDERING GEOGRAPHICAL AND CONCEPTUAL BOUNDARIES
pp 249-250

Spiritual Practice and Corporate Identity in Medieval Sufi Communities of Iran, Central Asia, and India: The Khalvatī/'Ishqī/Shaṭṭārī Continuum
pp 251-300

Digesting the Sacrifices: Ritual Internalization in Jewish, Hindu, and Manichaean Traditions
pp 301-320

The Hindutva Underground: Hindu Nationalism and the Indian National Congress in Late Colonial and Early Postcolonial India
pp 321-346

Marking the Boundaries of a New Literary Identity: The Assertion of ‘Dalit Consciousness’ in Dalit Literary Criticism
pp 347-368

Young Śvetaketu in America: Learning to be Hindu in the Diaspora
pp 369-390

List of Contributors
pp 391-392

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