The Asrama System : The History and Hermeneutics of a Religious Institution
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
019508327X
ISBN-13
9780195083279
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint
Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 16th, 1993
Print length
288 Pages
Weight
608 grams
Dimensions
16.20 x 23.70 x 2.40 cms
Product Classification:
History of religionHinduism
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A study of the Asrama system, a Hindu construct consisting of four legitimate ways of leading a religious life. The author traces its early history and explains how Asrama gradually established connections with other Hindu religious institutions to emerge as a central tenet of the Hindu dharma.
This is the first full-length study of the asrama system, a Hindu construct consisting of four legitimate ways of leading a religious life. Together with the varna (class) system, it forms one of the pillars of Hindu life. Olivelle traces its early history and how it gradually established connections with other Hindu religious institutions to emerge as one of the two central dimensions of the Hindu dharma. It represents a major study not only of Hindu religious history but also of the tradition of Indian hermeneutics.
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