Upanisads
$39.89
- Paperback
512 pages
- Release Date
31 March 2008
Summary
The Upanisads are the central scriptures of Hinduism. They represent some of the most important literary products in the history of Indian culture and religion, both because they played a critical role in the development of religious ideas in India and because they are our greatest source for the religious, social, and intellectual history of ancient India.
Composed at a time of great social, economic, and religious change, the Upanisads document the transition from the archaic ritual…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780199540259 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 019954025X |
| Author: | Patrick Olivelle |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 2008 |
| Weight: | 353g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 23mm |
| Series: | Oxford World's Classics |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
`A new translation of the Upanisads into English is an event in itself. Even the more so if it is good, and this one is excellent. It is lucid and reliable and has taken into account the significant mass of research carried out by a number of Sanskrit scholars over the last decades. This excellent book should attract not only those interested in Indian religion and philosophy but anyone interested in the history of human thought.‘Times Higher Education Supplement
About The Author
Patrick Olivelle
Patrick Olivelle is the Chair, Department of Asian Studies, and Director, Center for Asian Studies, at the University of Texas at Austin, where he is the Professor of Sanskrit and Indian Religion. Among his recent publications are: The Samnyasa Upanisads: Hindu Scriptures on Ascetism and Renunciation (Oxford, 1992), The Asrama System: History and Hermeneutics of a Religions Institution (Oxford, 1993), Rules and Regulations of BrahmanicalAsceteicsm (State University of New York Press, 1994).
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