Religion and Identity in South Asia and Beyond
Lindquist, Steven E. [Hrsg.]:
Religion and Identity in South Asia and Beyond : Essays in Honor of Patrick Olivelle / ed. by Steven E. Lindquist. - London and New York : Anthem Press, 2011. - ca. 392 S.
ISBN 978-0-85728-790-8
£ 60,00 / US$ 99,00
DDC: 294
-- Angekündigt für Oktober 2011 --
Beschreibung
This volume brings together sixteen articles on the religions, literatures and histories of South and Central Asia in tribute to Patrick Olivelle, one of North America's leading Sanskritists and historians of early India. An exceptionally prolific scholar, Olivelle's best-known works include Manu's Code of Law (2005), The Early Upaniṣads (1998) and The Āśrama System (1993). Over the last four decades, the focus of his scholarship has been on the ascetic and legal traditions of India, but his work as both a researcher and a teacher extends beyond early Indian religion and literature. Religion and Identity and South Asia and Beyond is a testament to that influence.
The contributions in this volume, many by former students of Olivelle, are committed to linguistic and historical rigor, combined with sensitivity to how the study of Asia has been changing over the last several decades. Several of the essays examine the construction of religious and cultural identity (whether among Brahmins, Buddhists, Dalits or Muslims), while others are concerned particularly with problems of historical reconstruction and textual interpretation. [Verlagsinformation]
Herausgeber
STEVEN E. LINDQUIST is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, USA. Homepage.
Gefeierte Persönlichkeit
J[OSEPH] PATRICK OLIVELLE is professor at the University of Texas at Austin, he holds the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities. Profile page (Dept. of Religious Studies); profile page (South Asia Institute).
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