Alf Hiltebeitel

Nonviolence in the Mahabharata

Siva's Summa on Rishidharma and the Gleaners of Kurukshetra

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the notion of non-violence in the epic Mah¿bh¿rata. In examining gleaning as an ecological and spiritual philosophy nurtured as much by hospitality codes as by eating practices, the author analyses the merits and limitations of the 9th century Kashmiri aesthetician Anandavardhana that the dominant aesthetic sentiment or rasa of the Mah¿bh¿rata is shanta (peace).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 175
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. April 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9781138646186
• ISBN-10: 1138646180
• Artikelnr.: 44031480

Autorenporträt

Alf Hiltebeitel is Columbian Professor of Religion, History, and Human Sciences in the Department of Religion at The George Washington University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Gleaners Were and Are for Real 2. Peace and Non-violence in the Mah
bh
rata 3.
iva's Summa on Gleaners 4. Gleaners and Beggars, Buddhist, Jain, and Brahmanical 5. Dä
aka Forest 6. Approaching Balar
ma's T
rthay
tr
and Kuruksetra with Three Hypotheses 7. More Homespun Tales of Kuruk
etra: Further towards a Mah
bh
rata Ethnography 8. Naimi
eya Kuñja: The Mah
bh
rata's Chief Holdout for Gleaners 9. The Gleaning Seam along Balar
ma's Route 10. King Kuru and the Kurus 11. King Kuru at Kuruk
etra 12. Gleaners of the Text 13. Conclusion: Non-violence and
ntarasa en-route to Kuruk
etra