Text And Authority In The Older Upanisads

Author : Signe Cohen
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047433637
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Text and Authority in the Older Upaniṣads written by Signe Cohen and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2008-06-30 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Upaniṣads have often been treated as a unified corpus of religious and philosophical texts, separate from the older Vedic tradition. It is well known that the Upaniṣads were initially composed and transmitted within specific schools of Vedic recitation, or Śākhās, but the Śākhā affiliation of each Upaniṣad has received very little attention in the scholarly literature. The author offers a new interpretation of the older Upaniṣads in the light of the Vedic school affiliations of each text. This book argues that issues of textual authority, and in particular the authority of the various Vedic schools, are central in the Upaniṣads, and that the Upaniṣads can, on one level, be read as texts about text. While analyzing the theme of textual authority in the Upaniṣads, the author also outlines a theory of textual criticism as applied to orally transmitted texts that will be of use to textual scholars in other fields as well.

Author : Signe Cohen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317636961
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Upanisads written by Signe Cohen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-27 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Upaniṣads are among the most sacred foundational scriptures in the Hindu religion. Composed from 800 BCE onward and making up part of the larger Vedic corpus, they offer the reader "knowledge lessons" on life, death, and immortality. While they are essential to understanding Hinduism and Asian religions more generally, their complexities make them almost impenetrable to anyone but serious scholars of Sanskrit and ancient Indian culture. This book is divided into five parts: Composition, authorship, and transmission of the Upaniṣads; The historical, cultural, and religious background of the Upaniṣads; Religion and philosophy in the Upaniṣads; The classical Upaniṣads; The later Upaniṣads. The chapters cover critical issues such as the origins of the Upaniṣads, authorship, and redaction as well as exploring the broad religious and philosophical themes within the texts. The guide analyses each of the Upaniṣads separately, unpacking their contextual relevance and explaining difficult terms and concepts. The Upaniṣads: A Complete Guide is a unique and valuable reference source for undergraduate religious studies, history, and philosophy students and researchers who want to learn more about these foundational sacred texts and the religious lessons in the Hindu tradition.

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195352424
Total Pages : 700 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Early Upanishads written by and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1998-09-24 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the full edition of the early Upanisads, the central scriptures of Hinduism. Featuring Patrick Olivelle's acclaimed new English translation (Oxford, 1996), it also includes the complete Sanskrit text, as well as variant readings, scholarly emendations, and explanations of Olivelle's choices of particular readings. The volume also contains a concordance of the two recensions of the Brhadaranyaka Upanisad, and an extensive bibliography.

Author : Paul Deussen
Publisher : New York : Dover Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Philosophy of the Upanishads written by Paul Deussen and published by New York : Dover Publications. This book was released on 1906 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : Wordsworth Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781840221022
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Upanishads written by and published by Wordsworth Editions. This book was released on 2000 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Composed in Sanskrit between 900 and 600 BC, the Upanishads are man's oldest works of philosophy. The translations presented here are the oldest and most important of those that exist.

Author : Thomas Ebenezer Slater
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Studies in the Upanishads written by Thomas Ebenezer Slater and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Patrick Olivelle
Publisher : Munshiram Manoharlal
ISBN 13 : 9788121508612
Total Pages : 677 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Early Upaniṣads written by Patrick Olivelle and published by Munshiram Manoharlal. This book was released on 1998 with total page 677 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description: The Upanishads 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 ritualism of the Veda into new religious ideas and institutions. In the Introduction Olivelle provides a solid background for understanding these ancient documents. He examines both the social background of the Upanisads and their literary history: authorship, chronology, and geographical provenance. He describes the ritual practices and terminology, Vedic conceptions of the cosmos and of human physiology and psychology. Finally, Olivelle examines the central Upanisadic preoccupation of finding interconnections among the diverse elements of the universe. The copious notes present some of the most present philological and historical research on this material and give the reader detailed explanations of difficult passages. The list of names identifies all the major individuals and geographical names occurring in the Upanisads. Two charts present the texts of the Vedic corpus and the plan of the Vedic sacrificial arena. A map shows the geographical areas mentioned in the Upanisads and the places where the different Upanisads may have been composed. A detailed index of subjects is also provided. The first major English translation of the ancient Upanisads for over half a century, Olivelle's work incorporates the most recent historical and philological scholarship and presents the Sanskrit text and translation on facing pages. All major variant readings and emendations suggested by scholars are given in the notes, which, together with an informative introduction and detailed explanatory notes, make this edition ideal for both specialists and students of Indian religion and culture.

Author : Signe Cohen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0197654150
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Classical Upaniá¹£ads written by Signe Cohen and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Upaniá1£ads are rich and complex Sanskrit Hindu scriptures dating back to the 8th century BCE and are a staple of world religion courses across the globe. Where most survey textbooks present a cursory overview of these texts, Signe Cohen provides a nuanced but accessible exploration of the thirteen Classical Upaniá1£ads that will benefit both scholars, students, and general readers alike.

Author : Anonymous
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Upanishads written by Anonymous and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-28 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Upanishads were written in Sanskrit between 800 and 400 BCE by sages and poets, and form part of the Vedas - the holy and ancient sacred scriptures that are the basis of the Hindu religion.

Author : Ram K. Piparaiya
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
ISBN 13 : 8178221594
Total Pages : 627 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ten Upanishads of Four Vedas written by Ram K. Piparaiya and published by Motilal Banarsidass. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 627 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten Upanishads Of Four Vedas,Ram K.Piparaiya:A contemporary treatise that contains unabridged texts,numerous commentaries,simplified synopses, and inspirational highlights.The book is a useful compendium of original Upanishadic texts and commentaries. Interfaith classics that contemplate on..What is God?Where from came the cosmos?Who am I?Why am I here? Upanishads are a record of human mind's earliest contemplatives flights to the unknown.Many of the anonymous seekers proceeded great masters and prophets like Lao-Tzu,Comfucius,Socrates,Zoroaster,Buddha,Mahavira,Abraham and Jesus,by at least a few centuries. Upanishads use many captivating,stories and metaphors to bring out the relationship between man,God and world.Timeless truths are condensed in profound aphorisms.After a few glimpses of Upanishads texts, their mere presence on a bookshelf inspires thoughts of wisdom.