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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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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New York
Oxford University Press
2015
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| Dans: | Année: 2015 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
India ; Religion
B India Religion B Asceticism |
| Accès en ligne: |
Volltext (Resolving-System; OUP) |
| Édition parallèle: | Print version: 9780190225315 |
| Résumé: | 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 |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0190225343 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190225315.001.0001 |