Indian asceticism: power, violence, and play

"Indian Asceticism attempts explores the interrelated discourses and narratives relating tales of Indian ascetics exhibiting various types of powers. The literary evidence also suggests interconnections between these powers and related phenomena, such as violence, demonic, and language. These t...

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Main Author: Olson, Carl (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford New York Auckland Oxford University Press [2015]
In:Year: 2015
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B India / Hinduism / Buddhism / Jainism / Asceticism
Further subjects:B India Religion
B Asceticism