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Dharma: Studies in its Semantic, Cultural and Religious History

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 | #1413023 in Books |  2009-11-18 | Original language:English |  .0 x.0 x.0l,1.10 | File type: PDF | 492 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Highly recommended|By jonnos|This book contains lots of interesting information for anyone with an interest in the early history of the Indic religions. The most important chapters focus on how the word “dharma” was used in the Rig Veda and other early Vedic texts, but there are chapters also on the use of dharma (or dhamma) in Buddhism and Jainism, as well as later|About the Author|Patrick Olivelle is the Chair, Department of Asian Studies, where he is the Prof. of Sanskrit and Indian Religions. His work has covered the ascetical traditions of India, the Upanisads, and the Dharmasastras.

This is the first scholarly book devoted to the study of the term dharma with in the broad scope of Indian cultural and religious history. Most generalizations about Indian culture and religion upon close scrutiny turn out to be inaccurate. An exception undoubtedly is the term dharma. This term and the notions underlying it clearly constitute the most central feature of Indian civilization down the centuries, irrespective of linguistic, sectarian, or regional differences...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Dharma: Studies in its Semantic, Cultural and Religious History   |  Patrick Olivelle. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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