Indian asceticism: power, violence, and play

Indian cultural discourses and narratives about ascetics are examined to understand the powers exhibited by ascetics, which are byproducts of their path, and the ways that these powers are interconnected to issues of violence and forms of play (eroticism, the demonic, the comic, and the miraculous)....

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Main Author: Olson, Carl (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Oxford University Press 2015
In:Year: 2015
Further subjects:B India ; Religion
B India Religion
B Asceticism
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System; OUP)
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9780190225315
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Summary:Indian cultural discourses and narratives about ascetics are examined to understand the powers exhibited by ascetics, which are byproducts of their path, and the ways that these powers are interconnected to issues of violence and forms of play (eroticism, the demonic, the comic, and the miraculous). The argument includes evidence from Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. The book culminates in the final chapter with an attempt to re-imagine the nature of power
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0190225343
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190225315.001.0001