Myth as Argument : : The Brhaddevata as Canonical Commentary / / Laurie L. Patton.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Archive (pre 2000) eBook Package |
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Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2014] ©1996 |
Year of Publication: | 2014 |
Edition: | Reprint 2014 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Religionsgeschichtliche Versuche und Vorarbeiten ,
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (549 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Part One Myth, Commentary, and the History of the Bṛhaddevatā -- Chapter One The Basics of the Bṛhaddevatā: Text and Context -- Chapter Two Making Arguments: Canonical Commentary and Mythological Narrative -- Part Two Framing the Canon -- Chapter Three: Patterns of Thought: The Bṛhaddevatā Introduces Itself -- Chapter Four Language and Cosmology I: Taxonomies of Mantra -- Chapter Five Language and Cosmology II: Etymologies and Other Linguistic Speculations -- Part Three Situating the Canon -- Chapter Six Arguments about Myth: The History of the Itihāsal Ākhyāna Controversy -- Chapter Seven The Power of Persuasion: Ṛṣis in Parity with the Gods -- Chapter Eight Pedigree Narratives -- Chapter Nine Myth and Money: The Exchange of Words and Wealth -- Chapter Ten Mantra as Cure -- Chapter Eleven Erasing the Warrior -- Chapter Twelve Selective Ślokas: Cleaning up the Veda -- Chapter Thirteen Salvaging the Sacrifice -- Chapter Fourteen Ṛṣis' Power within the Wild -- Chapter Fifteen The Archaeology of the Bṛhaddevatā -- Chapter Sixteen New Perspectives on Canonical Exegesis -- Appendix A The Dating of the Bṛhaddevatā -- Appendix Β Vedic Verses Cited in Pratīka Form in the Bṛhaddevatā -- References -- Index |
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Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9783110812756 9783110649680 9783110638110 |
ISSN: | 0939-2580 ; |
DOI: | 10.1515/9783110812756 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Laurie L. Patton. |