The Asrama System : The History and Hermeneutics of a Religious Institution

Name: The Asrama System
Brand: Oxford University Press Inc
SKU: 9780195083279
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ISBN: 9780195083279

by Patrick Olivelle

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Format Hardback

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 23.70 x 16.20 x 2.40 cms

Product Classification: History of religion Hinduism History of religion Hinduism

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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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