Ascetics and Brahmins studies in ideologies and institutions /: studies in ideologies and institutions. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Patrick Olivelle.
• Other Names: Olivelle, Patrick
• Contents: FRONT MATTER; Half Title Page; Series Page; Full Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Abbreviations; Preface; MAIN MATTER; 1. Introduction to Renunciation in the Hindu Traditions; 2. The Ascetic and the Domestic in Brahmanical Religiosity; 3. Village vs. Wilderness: Ascetic Ideals and the Hindu World; 4. A Definition of World Renunciation; 5. From Feast to Fast: Food and the Indian Ascetic; 6. The Beast and the Ascetic: The Wild in the Indian Religious Imagination; 7. Deconstruction of the Body in Indian Asceticism; 8. Contributions to the Semantic History of 'samnyasa'
• Publisher Details: London New York : Anthem Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (328 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 294.5447; Asceticism -- Hinduism; RELIGION -- Hinduism -- General; Asceticism -- Hinduism; RELIGION / Hinduism / General; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781843318026; 1843318024
• Related ISBNs: 9780857284327; 0857284320
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-318) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.