Textual Sources for the Study of Hinduism (Textual Sources for the Study of Religion) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226618471 ISBN 13: 9780226618470

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1990

Synopsis

"A wider range than usual of Sanskrit texts: not only interesting Vedic, epic, and mythological texts but also a good sampling of ritual and ethical texts. . . . There are also extracts from texts usually neglected, such as medical treatises, works on practical politics, and guides to love and marriage. . . . Readings from the vernacular Hindi, Bengali, and Tamil traditions [serve to] enrich the collection and demonstrate how Hinduism flourished not just in Sanskrit but also in its many mother tongues."—Francis X. Clooney, Journal of Asian Studies

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This series aims to meet a fundamental need in the study of religions, namely that for new, reliable translations of major texts. Each volume in the series covers a wide range of literature, political issues, poetry and popular writings. Attention is paid to daily religious life as exemplified in worship or in law, as well as to great movements of thought.

About the Author:

Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty is the Mircea Eliade Professor of the History of Religions in the Divinity School and a professor in the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations and the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago. She is the author of numerous books, including, most recently, The Woman Who Pretended to Be Who She Was.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0226618471
• ISBN 13: 9780226618470
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 223
• Editor: O'Flaherty Wendy Doniger