1696510430     

Cohen, Signe [Verfasserin/Verfasser]

1st ed.

Leiden : BRILL, 2008 [©2008]

1 online resource (330 pages)

Englisch

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978-90-474-3363-7

978-90-04-16777-3 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

Upanishads ; Criticism, interpretation, etc ; Electronic books

This book offers a new interpretation of the older Upani'ads. Issues of textual authority in the Upani'ads are examined, and the book also outlines a theory of textual criticism as applied to oral texts.

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Intro -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One Textual Criticism and Mnemonic Texts -- Chapter Two Philosophical and Religious Themes in the Upanisads -- Chapter Three The Brhadäranyaka Upanisad -- Chapter Four The Chändogya Upanisad -- Chapter Five The Aitareya Upanisad -- Chapter Six The Kausïtaki Upanisad -- Chapter Seven The Taittirïya Upanisad -- Chapter Eight The Isa Upanisad -- Chapter Nine The Prasna Upanisad -- Chapter Ten The Mundaka Upanisad -- Chapter Eleven The Katha Upanisad -- Chapter Twelve The Svetasvatara Upanisad -- Chapter Thirteen The Kena Upanisad -- Chapter Fourteen The Maitrï Upanisad -- Chapter Fifteen The Mändukya Upanisad -- Chapter Sixteen The Mahänäräyana Upanisad -- Chapter Seventeen The Kaivalya Upanisad -- Chapter Eighteen The Bäskalamantra Upanisad -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.